St. Clare of Montefalco Parish

We thank you, God, for the gift of our fathers, for grand-fathers and godfathers, and fathers-in-law too. Send your Holy Spirit upon our fathers, in whose laps we were cradled, on whose knees we were bounced, by whose hands we were fed, instructed, and at times corrected. In whose company we learned to work, play, and pray. At whose side we heard your word and celebrate your mysteries. Heal their pains and disappointments. Forgive all that needs to be forgiven. Give to them the good that they have given others.

The church celebrates the solemnity of the Holy Trinity this weekend. As it is with Corpus Christi next Sunday – these feasts are not abstract theological ideas, they are the celebrations of God who is always with us and the Eucharist, that nourishes us. They are the celebrations of the living presence of our Risen Lord in the midst of his own people.