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Liturgy Notes, Liturgy Planner, Sunday Prep, Planning for Mass
May 31, 2026
⭐⭐⭐ The Mystery of Divine Love
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RESOURCES
General Instruction of the Roman Missal
A Simple Guide to Liturgical Enviornment (DIocese of New Ulm PDF)
Common Questions on Liturgical Norms – by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum
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Living in harmony with the triune God and with one another requires a deep understanding of God's merciful nature and a commitment to personal growth, self-awareness, and peaceful relationships.
- 00:00 Moses invites God to journey with the sinful Israelites, acknowledging their flaws, and God responds with mercy and graciousness, revealing God's nature as slow to anger and rich in kindness.
- 00:59 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity prompts reflection on God's nature as creator, redeemer, and sustainer, and encourages embodying the Trinity's relationship in our lives.
- 02:01 Being in relationship with the triune God requires self-awareness, effort in relationships with others, and a commitment to personal growth and harmony.
- 02:51 The world is plagued by violence, conflict, and fear, but individuals can choose to mend their ways and move towards a path of peace.
- 03:39 Living in peace with one another does not mean avoiding difficult conversations or ignoring one's role as a citizen to maintain superficial harmony, but rather embracing God's call to a deeper understanding.
- 04:17 True peace requires knowledge, understanding, and action to address fear, pain, and isolation, involving awareness of one's own imperfections and advocacy for vulnerable communities.
- 05:01 We must mend our ways, live in peace with ourselves, others, and God, to truly respond to our role in global conflicts and nurture deeper relationships.
- 05:41 Christ's life shows us the way to salvation through deep trust in God, lived in peace and non-violence, and invites us to join him in a deeper relationship with the Holy Trinity.
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The ultimate goal of Christianity is for humans to participate in and share in the divine life of the Trinity, experiencing infinite love and fellowship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- 00:00 Christianity is unique in believing one God in three persons - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - with the ultimate goal of sharing in the divine life of the Trinity.
- 00:55 The goal of eternity is to be caught up in the divine life of the Trinity, where we share in the love between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- 01:49 We are invited to participate in the divine life of the Trinity, our ultimate destiny, as described in the first paragraph of the catechism.
- 02:15 God freely created humans to share in His blessed life, calling them to seek, know, and love Him, and unite all people into His family through His Son and the Holy Spirit.
- 02:49 God has a plan of shared goodness that includes you, calling you to be an adopted child and heir of His blessed life, enjoying infinite love and fellowship with the Trinity forever.
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The Holy Trinity represents our spiritual destiny, where we, as human beings created for a loving relationship with God, journey back to our origin and ultimate return through a personal and relational understanding of God as a Trinity of love.
- 00:00 The Holy Trinity is not a puzzle to be solved, but our destiny, where God, a trinity of persons and love, is both our origin and our ultimate return.
- 00:44 Making the sign of the cross is like programming our soul's GPS to find our way back to God.
- 01:04 Human beings are created to be in a loving relationship with God, as beautifully depicted in Andre Rublev's icon of the Holy Trinity, also known as "The Hospitality of Abraham and Sarah".
- 01:24 God the Father, previously thought to only dwell in the holy of holies, is now known to be everywhere in the world through the Holy Spirit.
- 01:41 Jesus, the Word made flesh, reveals the face of God, restoring our relationship with the Father through His sacrifice on the cross.
- 02:14 The Holy Spirit's presence is known through its effects, just as a prophet speaks on God's behalf, and the Father sends the Spirit to interact with humanity.
- 02:47 We approach God not through perfection, but through our weakness, and take our place at the table as beloved sons and daughters.
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Timestamped Summary
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity celebrates the loving relationship between God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and inspires Christians to deepen their faith and reflect God's love in their lives.
- 00:00 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity celebrates the beautiful relationship of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, inspiring Christians to live a deeper life of faith.
- 01:10 God is revealed through the three persons of the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.
- 01:51 The readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity reveal God's loving nature, highlighting the relationship between God and humanity, particularly through Moses' experiences with God as a merciful and gracious Creator.
- 03:40 God sent His only son to save the world, so that through faith in Him, people might have new life in God.
- 04:31 God became human in Jesus Christ, demonstrating love through a humble birth, a life of fleeing and terror, and a public mission and ministry.
- 05:24 The baptism of Jesus at the River Jordan reveals God's identity as a loving Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, inspiring believers to cherish and share their faith.
- 06:18 God works with a beautiful and perfect integrity, an integral relationship among the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which cannot be separated.
- 07:22 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity reminds us of a loving God who formed us in God's image, became human to save us, and gifts us with the Holy Spirit to guide us on our Christian journey.
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God's loving nature, as revealed in the Holy Trinity, shows us a perfect community where individuality and belonging coexist in a relationship bonded by love.
- 00:00 God's loving nature, as revealed in the Holy Trinity, shows us a perfect community where individuality and belonging coexist in a relationship bonded by love.
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Abortion disrupts the self-giving love and unity that is reflective of God's nature as seen in the Holy Trinity, whereas protecting the unborn fosters a similar self-sacrificing love.
- 00:00 The feast of the Holy Trinity reveals God's nature as one in three persons, illustrating a reality of communio or total self-giving, a gift and task that humans are called to live.
- 00:49 Abortion disrupts, denies, and distorts the unity of a mother and her unborn child, ultimately destroying family and societal unity.
- 01:35 Abortion impairs a person's ability to trust and make life decisions, whereas standing for life and protecting the unborn fosters a self-sacrificing love similar to the communion seen in the Trinity.
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Most Holy Trinity (A)
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God's offer of divine friendship, as revealed through Jesus Christ, is characterized by mutual self-giving love, and is exemplified in the harmony and reciprocity modeled by Mary and instructed in the teachings of Thomas Aquinas.
- 00:00 Thomas Aquinas defines friendship as comprising knowledge, mutual self-giving love, and benevolent love, where friends love each other for their own sake and are willing to sacrifice for the other's good.
- 00:49 The Lord communicates His self to Moses by giving His name, addressing Moses' concern about the Israelites' capacity for reciprocation.
- 01:04 The first reading and responsorial psalm emphasize God's divine majesty and seek pardon for human wickedness.
- 01:23 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity highlights God's offer of divine friendship through Jesus Christ, modeled by Mary's cooperation and exemplified in practical instructions for living in harmony with others.
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Our God is a merciful God who offers second chances, and His mercy is available to us if we genuinely seek it.
- 00:00 Our God is a God of second chances, as shown when He relented from punishing the Israelites for their golden calf idolatry after Moses' intercession.
- 00:43 God's mercy is available to us, but only if we ask for it, and we are encouraged to put meaning behind the words of prayer rather than just reciting them out of habit.
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Liturgy Notes
Most Holy Trinity (A)
CATHOLIC SAINTS & FEASTS (6:47)
Most Holy Trinity (A)
Most Holy Trinity
Today’s Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity displaces the Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Texts for Trinity Sunday are found in the missal after the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time and in the Lectionary after the Alleluia verses for Sundays in Ordinary Time (i.e. after all the Sundays of Ordinary Time). Make sure to mark the pages in both books before the first Mass this weekend. Remember to mark the right page in the Gospel book, too, if you use one.
Have you ever noticed how often we invoke the Trinity during the liturgy? We begin with the Sign of the Cross in the name of the Trinity. The first of the opening greetings mentions all three persons. The end of the Opening Collect prays to the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit. The Eucharistic Prayer is addressed to the Father, recalls the mission of Christ and invokes the Holy Spirit on the gifts and on the assembly. It ends with a Trinitarian doxology. We end the liturgy with a blessing invoking the Trinity on all of us.
This plethora of trinitarian prayer should remind us that the whole of our worship is carried out within the Trinity itself. And that, in turn, should remind us that our whole lives are lived within the life of the Trinity. When I was younger, I often thought of the Trinity as an incomprehensible mystery that challenged the preacher and the assembly to find something helpful to celebrate. Recently, however, many theologians are reminding us that the Trinity has been present in creation from the beginning and that we are living our whole lives within the action of the Trinity who created and guides and energizes the whole universe. Baptism into the Trinity reminds us that we share God’s very life; through grace we are drawn into the communion of life and love shared by Father, Son and Spirit. Our whole spiritual journey can be summed up as a process of learning to live in conscious union with the Trinity and letting that consciousness shape our attitudes and our actions in daily life.
Understanding this view of the Trinity requires a paradigm shift for most people, and it will not happen quickly. But preachers and planners can choose their words in ways that help people begin to understand the nearness of the Trinity and the invitation to share God’s own life. This goes far beyond just recognizing that we are called to live in community as the Trinity does, but that’s a good place to start. Finding ways to help people see that this is possible because God invites us to share God’s love through grace may be the next step. Help the parish rejoice in this wondrous gift today.
Most Holy Trinity (A)
Entrance
Holy, Holy, Holy (Lord God Almighty) (Traditional; arr. by Josh Blakesley)
Breaking Bread #216
On this great solemnity, we can perhaps do no better than to sing “Holy, Holy, Holy,” the traditional Trinity hymn that is beloved by so many Christian denominations. Breaking Bread has the traditional arrangement. The link above features the sheet music for Josh Blakeley’s compelling contemporary rendition.
THE COMMONS / LITURGY BLOG
Response & Acclaim
Response & Acclaim
Glory and Praise Forever (Scott Soper)
Spirit & Psalm 2026: p. 216
Scott Soper’s setting of Daniel 3 is a prayer of praise for all that God has created. In Creation, we enter into the mystery of the Trinity.
2026 PLAYLIST (152 VIDEOS)
Alleluia: Mass of the Desert (Tom Booth)
Spirit & Psalm 2026: p. 218
The verse text from Revelation 1:8 is expressed as a song of praise for the Most Holy Trinity.
2026 PLAYLIST (152 VIDEOS)
Presentation & Preparation
Presentation and Preparation
God So Loved (Ken Canedo)
Breaking Bread #151
This lyrical contemporary setting of the iconic John 3:16 has quickly become a favorite for many communities. The simple melody is easily learned by the congregation and the soaring choral arrangement elevates the song prayerfully.
Communion
Communion
Many and One (Steve Angrisano, Sarah Hart and Dwight Liles)
Spirit & Song #331; Breaking Bread #544
A song of unity with our brothers and sisters, which is a modeled on the unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
THE COMMONS / LITURGY BLOG
Sending Forth
Sending Forth
All Creatures of Our God and King (Traditional; arr. by Rick Modlin)
The lyrics attributed to St. Francis of Assisi praise God in Creation, sung to the well-known Easter season hymn tune, LASST UNS ERFREUEN. For the bridge, arranger Rick Modlin cleverly utilizes the traditional Trinity hymn, “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.”
THE COMMONS / OCP.ORG
Liturgy Blog is a weekly liturgy planning resource for musicians, liturgists, homilists, youth groups, faith sharing groups, and all who look to the liturgical readings for inspiration and nourishment. Join Ken Canedo as he breaks open the Scripture and suggests tracks from the Spirit & Song contemporary repertoire.
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