Holy, Holy, Holy

At a recent music rehearsal for our current production at St. Thomas Aquinas, the “Red, White and Blue Revue,” one of the sopranos said “I love thirds.”  She was referring to something called an interval, or the difference between two pitches.  A third refers to two pitches that have three lines or spaces between them on the music staff.  Intervals are used to build chords. Chords form the structure of a song.   The most common chord is a triad, so called because it consists of three distinct notes or pitches.  Singing such a chord requires three singers whose voices are equal, perfectly in tune with each other, and who are willing to offer their individual voices to create something greater-harmony!  In doing so, they create an intimate musical relationship.  But, their relationship excludes no one.  The beauty they create is for all to enjoy.

We could look at the above example as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity, whose solemnity we celebrate today.  We believe the Holy Trinity to be three distinct persons, yet one God-three persons perfectly in tune with each other who are willing to offer their individual beings to create something greater-a divine community!  But, their relationship excludes no one.  From the moment we were baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we have been a part of this holy community.  We have been invited as partners to enter into the divine dance of intimate unity between Father, Son and Holy Spirit that has gone on from the beginning of time, goes on now and will go on forever.  Let us pray that this unity strikes in us a chord of hope loud enough to echo ‘round the world.