Bishop Joseph's Homily for the Mass of Chrism April 2009
- By Website Editor
- Published 15/11/2009
- Homilies
- Unrated
The opening prayer of tonight’s Mass invoked the mystery and presence of the Holy Trinity:
“Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you anointed your only Son Messiah and Lord of creation.”
The whole of the our lives of faith and the every action and aspect of the Church are imbued with the mystery of the Trinity, often described as a communion of three persons indwelling in each other in a fellowship of life and love.
The outpouring of God’s love for us is portrayed in this particular prayer as the gift of the Father, made possible by the power of the Spirit, in the person and presence among us of the Son, the Messiah and Lord of creation. Our sharing in the Son, and through him the life of the Trinity, is described as follows:
“you have given us a share in his consecration to priestly service in your Church”.
“Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you anointed your only Son Messiah and Lord of creation.”
The whole of the our lives of faith and the every action and aspect of the Church are imbued with the mystery of the Trinity, often described as a communion of three persons indwelling in each other in a fellowship of life and love.
The outpouring of God’s love for us is portrayed in this particular prayer as the gift of the Father, made possible by the power of the Spirit, in the person and presence among us of the Son, the Messiah and Lord of creation. Our sharing in the Son, and through him the life of the Trinity, is described as follows:
“you have given us a share in his consecration to priestly service in your Church”.