THE LITTLE FISH

Solemnity of the Holy Trinity

 

THE LITTLE FISH

 

“From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth.” – Proverbs 8:23

 

One story from Anthony de Mello’s The Song of the Bird goes like this:

“Excuse me,” said the little fish,

“can you tell me how to find this

thing called the ocean?”

“The ocean,” said the older fish, “is

the thing you are in now.”

“Oh, this? But this is water,” said

the disappointed fish as he swam to

search elsewhere.

Sometimes, we are just like the little fish, going around trying to find God. What we don’t immediately recognize is that God is everywhere. He is the Creator who made everything that surrounds us, from the vast universe to the tiniest grain of sand. He is the Christ who emptied Himself to become like us, made of flesh and blood, vulnerable and weak. He is the Spirit that dwells within us, constantly guiding us though we may choose not to heed Him.

Aren’t we lucky that wherever we look, be it our surroundings, our fellow men, or our own selves, we see the reflection of God?Cecilia Lim (cez_lim@yahoo.com)

 

REFLECTION:

“Stop searching, little fish. There isn’t anything to look for. All you have to do is look.” (Anthony de Mello)

 

You are my God! In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

 

FEAST AND CHALLENGE

 

We celebrate today the deepest and greatest mystery of our Christian faith: the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity.

First of all, the mystery of the Trinity tells us that there is only one God. He was the God of the Old Testament and still is the God of the New Testament. He was God before anything existed, He is God today, and will still be God until the end of time.

Second, though He is the one and only God, He is not alone. There are Three Persons in One God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Divinity, however, is not divided into three. The fullness of divinity resides in each of the Three. Each has His own role in the economy of salvation and in sustaining the whole of creation: the Father creates, the Son redeems and the Holy Spirit sanctifies. However, when each fulfils the role proper to Him, all Three Persons are actively present.

Third, the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity commands us to mirror God in His being a community. We are different from one another but we are one body with Jesus as Head. We should celebrate our differences and contribute our unique gifts to our Christian community.

God is a community where mutual love respect and collaboration of Three Persons reign. They do not contrive against one another. They congregate as one God. And we, together with all of creation, benefit from the love, respect and collaboration They have for and with one another. God, a community in Himself, is not a community for Himself only but for others, for us.

The same should be for our community, whether we are referring to our parish or even the universal Church herself. We must live for others, i.e., all of humanity. The graces of our unity, respect, collaboration and love should continually flow in and out of our community. We are Church not only in the world but also for the world.

Today is thefiesta of God Himself and so it is our fiesta as well. Let us face and take the challenge of this feast: Mirror the community of the One God in and for our one, but fragmented, world. Fr. Bobby Titco

Reflection Question:

 

The Church is the icon of the Trinity.

 

Father, Son and Spirit, one God, I adore You. I love You. I praise You. With the Church, may I help reflect Your image in the world, contributing whatever I can in advancing Your reign on earth. Amen.

 

St. Hubert, pray for us.