{"id":48674,"date":"2014-06-14T17:51:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T22:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=48674"},"modified":"2014-06-14T23:39:01","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:39:01","slug":"sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2014\/06\/sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Says Podcast \u2013 June 15, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sunday June 15, 2014<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lectionary: 164<\/p>\n

Solemnity of the most Holy Trinity <\/strong>(NAB Translation)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Welcome to the Sunday Says podcast for June 15, 2014, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.\u00a0 Thank you for joining us for a just a few minutes as we explore Sacred Scripture and reflect in depth on the mystery of God, not just what He says but on who He is.\u00a0\u00a0 God, who is the foundation of all that exists, has chosen to reveal aspects of Himself to us throughout salvation history as we will see in these scriptures.<\/p>\n

Our readings this week, as always, are from the New Jerusalem translation for copyright purposes.<\/p>\n

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Reading 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exodus 34:4-6,8-9<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In the first reading from the book of Exodus, we see the Old Testament understanding of the nature of God as revealed to Moses at the time of the renewal of the Covenant.\u00a0 Moses, in this passage, experiences God\u2019s presence in a unique but mysterious way on Mount Sinai where God had earlier given the Law to his people.\u00a0 This manifestation of God\u2019s presence comes in the form of a cloud, but is up close and personal to Moses. Earlier God had revealed himself to Moses by his mysterious name YHWH, I am Who AM.\u00a0 Now he reveals more than just His name, but something more personal, He reveals the loving nature of his divinity, describing Himself as \u201cmerciful,\u201d \u201cgracious\u201d, \u201cslow to anger\u201d, and \u201cabounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 There is a pattern in the interaction between Moses and God.\u00a0 First God takes the initiative by revealing who He is. Then Moses responds with a prayer for God to remain with his people.\u00a0 Finally, Moses asks for God to forgive their transgressions and to restore their status as children of God.\u00a0 This last request is an intercession for God to restore a relationship that had been broken by sin.\u00a0 This request is only possible because God is a God of mercy and compassion. We often look to the New Testament for passages that remind us that God is love, but here we see this concept of God clearly revealed in in the Old Testament as well.<\/p>\n

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Responsorial Psalm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniel 3:52-5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Responsorial <\/strong>this week is a Canticle from the book of Daniel.\u00a0 It is a hymn of praise sung by the three men rescued from the fiery furnace.\u00a0\u00a0 This hymn is in the form of a litany.\u00a0\u00a0 A repetition that reflects the intensity of feeling of thanksgiving and love for the Lord.\u00a0 Do we ever experience love for God with such intensity?<\/p>\n

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Reading 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 13:11-13<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Second Reading is from the Second Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians.\u00a0 St. Paul closes his letter with this passage where he calls the Corinthian church to live peacefully in<\/em> community and as<\/em> a community. When St. Paul exhorts the church to \u201cmend their ways,\u201d he is calling for a distinctive and holy way of behaving that will set the Christians apart.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He reminds the Corinthians that by joyful and righteous conduct, God will retain his presence among them.\u00a0 A common theme throughout Scripture is a yearning for and awareness of God\u2019s presence.\u00a0 This is exactly what Moses prayed for it in the first reading.\u00a0 Notice how Paul refers to God as a God of \u201clove and peace,\u201d which also reminds us of the description that God gave of Himself to Moses in the first reading from the Old Testament, that is, a God \u201cabounding in steadfast love.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gospel<\/strong><\/p>\n

John 3:16-18<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

If the first two readings declare to us the loving nature of God, this Gospel reading from St. John shows us the depth<\/em> of God\u2019s love.\u00a0 These words \u201cFor God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son,\u201d are at the heart of the Gospel.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God the Father was willing to sacrifice His only Son<\/em> to the point of death to make possible eternal life<\/em> for us.<\/p>\n

Jesus is speaking to Nicodemus, a teacher of the Law who had been troubled by Jesus\u2019 claim to come from God, but was sufficiently intrigued to want to learn more.\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus has just told Nicodemus that he \u201cmust be born from above,\u2019 born of water and the Spirit.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0In other words, the Law of which Nicodemus was a teacher could not save Nicodemus.\u00a0\u00a0 Salvation could only be accomplished by trust and belief in Jesus, by uniting one\u2019s self to His sacrificial love, through baptism and the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 \u00a0Throughout history God has been revealing Himself to us gradually and progressively.\u00a0 Now Jesus builds on prior revelation and takes us deeper into the mystery of God \u2013 revealing to us a God who not only loves, but actually IS<\/strong> love itself in the relationship between the persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. \u00a0\u00a0Not only does God love us, but through His Son, has sacrificed Himself in a unique way to make it possible for us to participate in that mystery of love which is the Holy Trinity.\u00a0 This is what God desires for our eternal destiny and our response is up to us.<\/p>\n

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