May 27, 2018
"Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19) With joy today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Jesus' command at the end of Matthew's Gospel is clear to define the One God as a Trinity of Persons. This is perhaps the most central mystery of our faith that we proclaim every Sunday in the Creed. Today´s Solemnity helps us to reflect on the reality of God, though ONE, was able to send the SON and the HOLY SPIRIT to us, to save us and be with us forever. Today's readings help us to think about how fortunate we are to be in a relationship with God. In the first reading, Moses enumerates all the wonderful things that God has done for them, from creation to the rescue from Egypt, to the gift of the Promised Land. St. Paul writes that we are God's sons and daughters by adoption. Finally, in the last line of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples, “I am with you always, until the end of age.” Jesus must have built anticipation among his disciples when he said, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew 28:18). With all the power in the world that he had at his command, when he could have done anything and ordered everything, Jesus then said: “Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded. This reminds us that the Church is missionary and inclusive since her birth. Every believer must proclaim with our life this command. In our parish this mandate is expressed in the inclusion of all men and women, young and old, citizens and immigrants. In his recent visit to our parish community Bishop John O'Hara reminded us that the Archdiocese of New York welcomes immigrants from the past and from today. more than More than 30 children and adults were baptized in the last month in our parish. We testify this mandate with the 120 children who received their First Communion and 70 teens who received the Sacrament of Confirmation. A total of 259 received their sacraments this Easter Season. The close relationship of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is essential part of the identity of God that continues unfold in relation to his people. We are a growing number of disciples in our parish. May the Most Holy Trinity bless all of us today. Hernán P., SJ "We have been entrusted the task of building church communities that are always family, able to reflect the splendor of the Trinity and to evangelize not only with words, but with the strength of the love of God that dwells in us."(Pope Francis)