May 26, 2013
TRINITY SUNDAY (Solemnity) - WHITE
Today is the celebration of the Feast of the Holy Trinity, the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. This is also called the First Sunday After Pentecost.
First Reading: Prv. 8:22-31
A reading from the Book of Proverbs
Thus says the wisdom of God:
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning. I was ordained from eternity, and out of antiquity, before the earth was formed. The abyss did not yet exist and I was already conceived; neither has the fountains of waters yet erupted. The mountains, with their great mass, had not yet been established. Before the hills, I was brought forth. Still he had not made the earth, and the rivers, and the poles of the globe of the earth.
I was already present: when he prepared the heavens; when, with a certain law and a circuit, he fortified the abyss; when he made firm the sky above, and set free the mountains of waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth. I was with him in composing all things. And I was delighted, throughout every day, by playing in his sight at all times, playing in globe of the earth. And my delight was to be with the sons of men.
The word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 8: 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R: O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
V: When I behold the heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you set in place -
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him? (R)
V: You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet: (R)
V: All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas. (R)
Second Reading: Rom. 5:1-5
A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans
Brothers and sisters:
Therefore, having been justified in faith, let us be at peace with God, through our LORD Jesus Christ. For through him we also have access by faith to this grace, in which we stand firm, and to glory, in the hope of the glory of the sons of God. And not only that, but we also find glory in tribulation exercises patience, and patience leads to proving, yet truly proving leads to hope, but hope is not unfounded, because the love of God is poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
The word of the Lord.
Gospel: Jn. 16:12-15
The Gospel of the Lord according to John.
Jesus said to his disciples:
"I still have many things to say to you but you are not able to bear them now. But when the Spirit of truth has arrived, he will teach the whole truth to you. For he will not be speaking from himself. Instead, whatever he will hear, he will speak. And he will announce to you all the things that are to come. He shall glorify me. For he will receive from what is mine, and he will announce it to you. All things whatsoever that the father has are mine. For this reason, I said that he will receive from what is mine and that he will announce it to you."
The Gospel of the Lord.
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