DEUTERONOMY 4: 32 – 34, 39 – 40

Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of. Did any people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live? Or has God ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? “Know therefore this day, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God gives you for ever.”

The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 33: 4 – 5, 6 and 9, 18 – 19, 20 and 22 (R.) 12b

R/. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen as his heritage.

The word of the Lord is faithful,
and all his works to be trusted.
The Lord loves justice and right,
and his merciful love fills the earth. R/.

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
by the breath of his mouth all their host.
He spoke, and it came to be.
He commanded; it stood in place. R/.

Yes, the Lord’s eyes are on those who fear him,
who hope in his merciful love,
to rescue their souls from death,
to keep them alive in famine. R/.

Our soul is waiting for the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
May your merciful love be upon us,
as we hope in you, O Lord. R/.

SECOND READING
You have received the Spirit of sonship, in which we cry, “Abba! Father! ”
ROMANS 8: 14 – 17

Brethren: All who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

The Word of the Lord.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Revelation 1: 8

Alleluia.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: to God who is, who was, and who is to come.
Alleluia.

GOSPEL         
“Baptise them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
MATTHEW 28: 16 – 20

At that time: The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising 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, to the close of the age.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Svondo 26 Chivabvu – May;

Zuvaguruguru roUtatu uTsvene – B

Chiverengo chokutanga:
Kutsinhira Mutemo 4,32-34.39-40

Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mubhuku roKutsinhira Mutemo
Mosesi akati kuvanhu: “Imbobvunzaiwo zvepasi
chigare, pamakange musati maberekwa, kubvira
pazuva rakasika Tenzi munhu panyika. Bvunzai
kubvira kumugumo mumwe wenyika kusvikira
kune mumwe kana kwakamboitika kana kunzwika
chinhu chakadai.Ndorupiko rudzi rwavanhu vakambonzwa izwi raMwari achitaura ari mumoto
samanzwiro amakaita vakaramba vari vapenyu?
Ko, kune mumwe mwari here akambotora rumwe
rudzi achirubvisa mune rumwe rudzi achiruita
rwake, sezvakaitwa imi naTenzi Mwari wenyu
muIjipiti? Tenzi akaratidza simba rake guru akaita
zviedzo nezviratidzo nezvishamiso nehondo
nezvimwe zvinotyisa zvaakaita muchiona.
Naizvozvo nhasi chibatisisai izvi muzviise
mumwoyo yenyu zvokuti Tenzi ndiye Mwari,
kumusoro kudenga napasi pano, hakuna
mumwezve kunze kwake. Saka chiteererai
mitemo nemirao yandinokuudzai nhasi kuti
zvikunakirei imi nezvizvarwa zvenyu, mazuva enyu
agowanda amuchagara munyika yamuri kupiwa
naTenzi Mwari wenyu nokusingaperi.”
Shoko raTenzi.

Rwiyo rwokutsinhira:
Nziyo 33,4-5.6+9.18-19.20+22. (D – 12)

(D) – Vakakomborerwa vanhu vakasarudzwa kuva nhaka yaTenzi.
4 Shoko raTENZI rakatendeka,
uye basa rake rose rinoitwa muchokwadi.
5Anoda ururami noruenzaniso,
nyika izere nemwoyochena waTENZI
(D) – Vakakomborerwa vanhu vakasarudzwa kuva nhaka yaTenzi.
6Matenga akaitwa nezwi raTENZI uyewo hondo
nehondo yezvirimo zvakaitwa nefemo romuromo
wake.
9nokuti akataura zvikaitika,
akati ngazvimire zvikamira.
(D) – Vakakomborerwa vanhu vakasarudzwa kuva nhaka yaTenzi.
18 Tarisai muone kuti ziso raTENZI riri pana
vanomutya, riri kune vane chitarisiro kumwoyochena wake
kuti avanunure kurufu,
uye kuti avararamise panguva yenzara.
(D) – Vakakomborerwa vanhu vakasarudzwa kuva nhaka yaTenzi.
Tinotarisira muna TENZI,
ndiye rubatsiro rwedu nenhoo yedu.
Mwoyochena wenyu ngauve patiri TENZI,
sokutarisira kwatinoita kwamuri.
(D) – Vakakomborerwa vanhu vakasarudzwa kuva nhaka yaTenzi.

Chiverengo chechipiri:VaRoma 8,14-17

Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mutsamba yaPauro kuvaRoma
Hama dzangu,
Vose vanotungamirirwa neMweya waMwari,
vana vaMwari,
nokuti hamuna kugamuchira mweya
wouranda kuti mupindezve mukutya,
asi makagamuchira Mweya wokuti muve vana.
Ndiye anotigonesa kudaidza tichiti, “Abha!
Baba!”
Iye Mweya pachake anopupurirana nemweya
wedu kuti tiri vana vaMwari.
Zvino kana tiri vana, tiri vagari venhaka.
Tiri vagari venhaka yaMwari,
uye vagari venhaka pamwe naKristu.
Ndokunge tambotambudzikawo pamwechete
naye kuti tigozorumbidzwa pamwe naye.
Shoko raTenzi.

Kupemberera Shoko Rakanaka: Zvakaratidzwa 1,8

Areruya, Areruya. Mbiri kuna Baba noMwanakomana na Mweya Mutsvene, Mwari aripo,
akanga aripo uye achazovapo. Areruya.

Shoko Rakanaka: Mateu 28,16-20

Inzwai Shoko Rakanaka rakanyorwa naMateu
Vadzidzi vaJesu gumi nomumwechete vakaenda
kuGarirea, kugomo ravakanga vataurirwa naJesu.
Pavakamuona vakamugwadamira, asi vamwe
vakanga vasina chokwadi nazvo. Jesu akauya
akati kwavari,
“Simba rose pasi nokudenga rakapiwa kwandiri.
Naizvozvo, endai mundodzidzisa marudzi
ose avanhu, muvaombeke muzita raBaba,
neroMwanakomana, neraMweya Mutsvene,
muchivadzidzisa kuchengeta zvose
zvandakuudzai.
Uye tarisai muone, ndinemi nguva dzose
kusvikira kuguma kwapasi.”

Shoko Rakanaka raTenzi
GOSPEL REFLECTION: The Essence of the Most Holy Trinity
Sunday, May 26, 2024

“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.” Matthew 28:19–20 (Year B Gospel)

Of all the great feasts we celebrate within the Church throughout the year, today’s Solemnity presents us with a Mystery that is so deep and transcendent that our eternity will be spent in perpetual contemplation. The Trinity, the life of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, will never get old, never be fully understood, and will be the cause of our everlasting adoration and joy. Though the Church has used philosophical concepts to explain the Trinity, no human concept or description will ever fully explain Who God is. Though we can point to some general truths about God, we will never be able to fully depict the inner essence, depth, beauty and omnipotence of the Trinity.

As we consider that fact, it’s important to understand that the Trinity is not first a theological mystery we try to define. Rather, the Trinity is first a communion of Persons we are invited to know. We do not primarily come to know God through intellectual deduction. We come to know God through prayerful union with Him. Though theology is exceptionally useful and important, the essence of God is beyond any and every philosophical concept we can define.

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are Persons. And as Persons, they want to be known. And they want to be known primarily through a life of deep and intimate prayer. Praying to One Person, of course, is praying to all, since they are One God. But we are, nonetheless, called to a relationship of love with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. And though our feeble minds may not be able to fully comprehend the essence of God, He will draw us deeper and deeper into a knowledge of Him if we let Him.

Prayer often begins by saying prayers, by meditating upon Scripture, and by listening. But true prayer is something much deeper. True prayer is contemplative prayer that ultimately leads to divine union. Only God can initiate this form of prayer in our lives, and only God, through this deep form of prayer, can communicate Himself to us as He is. Some of the greatest mystics of our Church, such as Saint John of the Cross and Saint Teresa of Ávila, explain in their mystical theology that the deepest knowledge of God does not come through concepts or images. In fact, if we wish to obtain a knowledge of God in His essence, we must allow Him to purge every concept of Who He is so that the pure light of His essence can be poured forth upon our minds. This knowledge, they say, is beyond knowing “about” God. It’s the beginning of a knowledge “of” God.

Reflect, today, upon the Most Holy Trinity. As you do, say a prayer to God asking for a deeper and more intimate knowledge of Him. Ask Him to communicate to you His divine love and to open your mind and heart to a deeper understanding of Who He is. Try to humble yourself before the great Mystery of the inner life of God. Humility before the Mystery of God means that we know how little we know about Him and how little we know of Him. But that humble truth will help you move closer to the deeper relationship of love to which you are called.

PRAYER:
Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, please draw me into a relationship of love with You Who are one God and three divine Persons. May the mystery and beauty of Your life become more known and loved by me each day through the gift of transforming mystical prayer. Jesus, I trust in You.
SUNDAY, MAY 26TH 2024.

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY.

FIRST READING    
“The Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath, there is no other.”