Today the Church celebrates the greatest of mysteries: one God, three Persons, an eternal
communion of love. And, by a happy coincidence, many nations also celebrate Father's Day. It is as if
the liturgy whispers to every dad: “Look to the Trinity; there you will find the source and model of
your vocation.”
In the Gospel, Jesus speaks tenderly to the disciples on the night before His Passion. He promises
the Spirit who will take what is His and declare it to us. Notice that the Father gives everything to
the Son, the Son entrusts everything to the Spirit, and the Spirit leads us back to the Father.
A circle of self-giving love that never closes in on itself but always pours outward.
This divine rhythm is not poetry for theologians alone; it is the blueprint for Christian life. In
Baptism we were plunged into that Trinitarian current - “in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.” From that moment we belong to a family where no one is anonymous, no one
disposable.
And so, on Father's Day, the Word invites every dad to mirror, however imperfectly, the open heart
of God. Fatherhood is not a private possession; it is mission. Saint John Paul II said that a father is
called to “reveal and relive on earth the very fatherhood of God.” That means protecting without
possessiveness, guiding without crushing, forgiving without humiliating. It means being with your
children, for your family, and in the will of God - just as Saint Joseph stood with Mary, for Jesus,
and in obedient silence before the mystery.
Today we celebrate the precious sacrifices of our own fathers, also countless humble dads who work
two jobs, who pray in the night beside a sick child, who patiently teach them right from wrong. Their
quiet fidelity evangelises more than a thousand sermons.
Let us also remember those who struggle: fathers who feel inadequate, separated, imprisoned,
unemployed. To each of them the Trinity says, “You are my beloved son.” The Spirit hovers not only
over the waters of creation but over kitchen tables and factory floors, ready to strengthen every
man who asks for help.
How do we live this mystery? Begin small. When a father signs the Cross on a child's forehead - “In
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” - he plants heaven's life in ordinary
soil. When families pray grace before meals, forgive after arguments, welcome the poor to their
table, they become icons of the Trinity, luminous in a fractured world.
Brothers and sisters, let us bow before the Trinity and rise renewed in mission. May our parishes
and homes reflect the splendour of that divine communion. And may every father find in the mystery
of God the courage to love without counting the cost.
Holy Trinity, bless our families. Saint Joseph, strengthen every father. Mary, Mirror of the Trinity,
keep us in unity and peace. Amen