The Church "forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful ... to learn the 'surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ,' by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures. 'Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.' "
                                                                  Catechism of the Catholic Church §133

 

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Trinity Sunday -  A
May 18, 2008

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Opening Prayer    

First Reading: Exodus 34:4b-6,8-9      

Psalm: Daniel 3:52-56

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Gospel Reading: John 3:16-18

 

Questions:

·         Where do you see the Persons of the Most Holy Trinity in this Sunday’s readings? What is the effect of each Person of the Trinity?

·         Did God send his Son to judge or to save (John 3:17; Rom 5:8; CCC 734)? What kind of love is this (Ephesians 4:2-5; John 15:13; CCC 218-21, 604-5)? What is God (1 John 4:8)? How was this manifested to us (1 John 4:9-10; CCC 457-58)? What should be our response?

·         From this reading, what stands out to you about God? About what he wants you to do? About how a person is saved? About how a person is condemned? What does it mean to “believe” (verses 15-21, 36)?

·         What does Jesus mean when he talks about eternal life? What does it call to mind for you? What does eternal life mean to you in regards to duration? Quality? Activity?

·         What does it mean to be “saved? From what? For what? What is the alternative? When did you begin to see God as saving you, rather than condemning you?

 

Catechism of the Catholic Church:  §§ 232-267, 219, 444, 458, 679

 

Closing Prayer  

 

Our Lord does not come down from Heaven every day to lie in a golden ciborium. He comes to find another heaven which is infinitely dearer to Him - the heaven of our souls, created in His Image, the living temples of the Adorable Trinity.     

                                                                                        -St. Therese of Lisieux

 

 

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