"Go, therefore, and make disciplines of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." (Mt 28:19)
READING OF THE DAY
First reading from the Book of Deuteronomy
Dt 4:32-34, 39-40
Moses said to the people:
"Ask now of the days of old, before your time,
ever since God created man upon the earth;
ask from one end of the sky to the other:
Did anything so great ever happen before?
Was it ever heard of?
Did a people ever hear the voice of God
speaking from the midst of fire, as you did, and live?
Or did any god venture to go and take a nation for himself
from the midst of another nation,
by testings, by signs and wonders, by war,
with strong hand and outstretched arm, and by great terrors,
all of which the LORD, your God,
did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?
This is why you must now know,
and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God
in the heavens above and on earth below,
and that there is no other.
You must keep his statutes and commandments that I enjoin on you today,
that you and your children after you may prosper,
and that you may have long life on the land
which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever."
Second reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans
Rom 8:14-17
Brothers and sisters:
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear,
but you received a Spirit of adoption,
through whom we cry, "Abba, Father!"
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit
that we are children of God,
and if children, then heirs,
heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ,
if only we suffer with him
so that we may also be glorified with him.
GOSPEL OF THE DAY
From the Gospel according to Mattew
Mt 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.
When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.
Then Jesus approached and said to them,
"All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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 you.
And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."
THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - Matthew 28:16-20
THE WORD OF GOD FOR EVERYONE
Dear People of God,
Today's Word of God, God the Father teaches all humanity: to thank Him for His mercy on us! Because without Him reaching out to save, protect, preserve, and defend humanity against the destructive temptations of Satan, then the creatures that God the Father created and gave such freedom will roar under the captivity of Satan.
This is what God the Father wants people to always live in a spirit of gratitude to God the Father, the Creator of heaven and earth, all living things, and the One who loves. It is love that He bestows all blessings on humans so that humans can have a peaceful and happy life; to listen to the voice of God the Father teaching. Because no god loves and teaches humans the best way like God the Father.
God's words in the book of Deuteronomy have shown the children of humanity that: without the love of God the Father to protect and preserve them, human ancestors had died under the captivity of Satan and became their henchmen. The love of God the Father has banished evil, banished the temptations of Satan that are gradually suffocating human life, when humanity resists the love and mercy of God the Father; yielding to Satan's lustful passions; following the pleasures of the world, to live in the freedom of sin, not knowing how to worship and love God the Father above all things.
Today's Word of God, God the Father wants people to remember and live in gratitude to the Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one God. All the Trinity are one God the Father, creating the entire universe of humanity. When lying within the love and mercy of the Holy Trinity, humans must know how to bow themselves down before the Holy authority of God the Father the Most High, glorifying the mercy of God the Father and the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, to lead humanity to eternal life, to lead humans to touch the mercy of God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
God the Father teaches humanity in today's world to ask for more gifts of faith, wisdom, and understanding, so that they can revere and submit to the Holy Trinity. As it is the power and love of the Trinity that brings eternal life to humans.
God the Father is the Creator of the entire human universe, and God the Son is the redeemer of humanity through the sacrifice, death, and resurrection of God the Father's only Son, Jesus Christ. And the Holy Spirit is the one who leads people closer to God. It is the Holy Spirit who gives the power to sanctify and strengthen people to know how to carry out the will of God the Father through Jesus Christ.
All the Trinity are one God, a God of love, always existing and eternal. He loves humanity and loves till the end, as the words of Jesus Christ taught and left to people in today's world: "I will always be with all humanity until the end of the world. It all comes from love.”
God the Father calls mankind to believe in the promises that God the Father has taught. He always loves, stays, supports, preserves, protects, and defends His children from the captivity of Satan. But besides that, God the Father also calls each soul to know how to abandon the sinful path and return to God the Father, to practice and live the love of God the Father and others. Since only with love, fear, and submission to God the Father's will will Satan be released. However if the soul stays in sin, passionate about lust, Satan will imprison the soul, and lead the human away from the love and mercy of God the Father.
In God's Word today, God the Father calls all of us to stand up and return to God the Father: submit, worship, and give thanks to God the Father, who only loves and is the eternal life to humanity. Because only He can bring eternal life to all of us. Besides Him, there is no other god who can bring eternal life to humans. That is what God the Father warns people in today's world to know, to return to God the Father, with fear and absolute confidence: in this world, there is only one Holy Trinity God who loves humanity.
Thanks be to God. Amen
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