FATHER FRANK’S FIRE ARTICLE – MAY 31, 2026
Our readings this weekend are short and yet they pack a powerful message. In St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians he encourages the community to mend their ways. It appears as if there is tension in the community. St. Paul tells them to “Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace and the God of love and peace will be with you.” These are true words of wisdom and if they follow them, then God’s peace and love will be with them. Our reading today ends with the Trinitarian blessing invoking the Father, Son and Holy Spirit that leads us to our Solemnity today.
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The mystery of the Trinity is indeed difficult to understand and has kept theologians and preachers busy for centuries. Our faith tells us that there is ONE God, revealed to us as three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We are invited to get a glimpse at the inner life of God today. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit share all and are One, united in love. The gospel reminds us that Jesus has much more to tell, but the disciples cannot bear it now. The disciples must wait for the Holy Spirit to lead and to guide them. It is the same Spirit that leads and guides us today. Let us open our hearts to the Spirit’s promptings so that we can be guided in knowledge and truth. Today, let us enter into the mystery of the Trinity by realizing that God is One and that God calls us to unity and love.
Here is the Collect of this weekend’s Masses it helps us to understand what the Church believes about the Trinity:
God our Father, who by sending into the world the Word of truth and the Spirit of sanctification made known to the human race your wondrous mystery, grant us, we pray, that in professing the true faith, we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty. Though our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. AMEN!
ST. MICHAEL YOUTH MINISTRY – I am happy to announce the hiring of our new youth minister, April Martino. For the past year we did an exhaustive search that led us to one of our own parishioners. I am grateful to the Youth Ministry Search Committee that assisted me during this process. April has volunteered for many years with our youth ministry program. She seems like a natural fit to take on the leadership role.
I am grateful to Rose Koch, whom has lead our youth ministry programs for many years. She developed so many great relationships with the teens and their parents. Rose will continue to work to help run the upcoming Mission Trip and Vacation Bible School. She will be a wonderful resource for April as she begins her new role. I ask you to say thank you to Rose for her years of service and to welcome and support April in her new role.
GENERATION TO GENERATION: ANSWER THE CALL – The very history of St. Michael parish reminds us that we come from a generous faith community that strives to share our gifts of time, talent, and treasure.
Over the past weeks, you have heard me talk about the Generation to Generation campaign. Our volunteer team and I have been reaching out to parishioners to invite participation for this exciting project. All parishioners should have now received campaign information and materials. If you have not, please contact the parish.
I am pleased to share that so far, we have raised $2,168,650 accounting for 90% of our goal. We are emerging on the final weeks of the campaign and we need only 32 families to pledge at least $125/month for the next five years to achieve our goal.
Therefore, today, I am announcing that next weekend will be Commitment Weekend at our parish. Commitment Weekend is an opportunity for all parishioners to finalize their decision regarding the campaign during Mass. If you have already submitted your best pledge, thank you! If you have not done so, please prayerfully consider your participation within this historic effort.
I believe that the success of the campaign lies in the active involvement of each member of the parish. Together, I know we can achieve our goal which will help us: Create an accessible welcome, Enhance our worship, Preserve our parish facilities, and Strengthen evangelization.
St. Michael is a parish where our strength is found in our devotion of doing what we can to better the future of our church and community. Your support to the campaign will help us sustain and expand our efforts to do this.
In Christ’s love,
Father Frank A. Kurucz
Pastor of St. Michael Parish
ESPAÑOL – EL FUEGO DEL PADRE FRANK – ARTÍCULO DEL BOLETÍN – 31 DE MAYO 2026
Nuestras lecturas de este fin de semana son breves y, sin embargo, encierran un mensaje poderoso. En su segunda carta a los Corintios, San Pablo anima a la comunidad a enmendar sus errores. Al parecer, existe cierta tensión dentro de la comunidad. San Pablo les dice: “Enmienden sus caminos, anímense unos a otros, pónganse de acuerdo unos con otros, vivan en paz, y el Dios de amor y de paz estará con ustedes”. Son estas verdaderas palabras de sabiduría y, si las siguen, la paz y el amor de Dios estarán con ellos. Nuestra lectura de hoy concluye con la bendición trinitaria – invocando al Padre, al Hijo y al Espíritu Santo – que nos introduce en la Solemnidad que hoy celebramos.
Hoy celebramos la Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad. El misterio de la Trinidad es, ciertamente, difícil de comprender y ha mantenido ocupados a teólogos y predicadores durante siglos. Nuestra fe nos dice que existe UN solo Dios, revelado a nosotros como tres personas: Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo. Hoy se nos invita a vislumbrar la vida íntima de Dios. El Padre, el Hijo y el Espíritu Santo lo comparten todo y son Uno, unidos en el amor. El Evangelio nos recuerda que Jesús tiene mucho más que decir, pero que los discípulos no pueden soportarlo ahora. Los discípulos deben esperar a que el Espíritu Santo los conduzca y los guíe. Es el mismo Espíritu el que nos conduce y nos guía a nosotros hoy. Abramos nuestros corazones a las inspiraciones del Espíritu para que podamos ser guiados en el conocimiento y la verdad. Hoy, adentrémonos en el misterio de la Trinidad, reconociendo que Dios es Uno y que nos llama a la unidad y al amor.
He aquí la Oración Colecta de las Misas de este fin de semana, que nos ayuda a comprender lo que la Iglesia cree acerca de la Trinidad:
Dios Padre, que al enviar al mundo la Palabra de verdad y el Espíritu santificador, revelaste a todos a los hombres tu misterio admirable, concédenos que, profesando la fe verdadera, reconozcamos la gloria de la eterna Trinidad y adoremos la Unidad de su majestad omnipotente. Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, tu Hijo, que vive y reina contigo en la unidad del Espíritu Santo y es Dios por los siglos de los siglos. ¡AMÉN!
En el Amor de Cristo,
Padre Frank A. Kurucz
Párroco de la Iglesia de St. Michael