This week the Church celebrates many important events; Mary, Mother of the Church, The Visitation and the Most Holy Trinity.

Pentecost is known as the birth of the Church. We know that Mary is the Mother of God and Christ is described as the Head of the Church. Followers of Christ are described as the Body of the Church. As Mary is the Mother of Christ, and Christ is head of the Church, then Mary is the Mother of the Church. Mary is one of the central figures to bridge the gap between Jesus and the path of the Church. Following Jesus’ ascension into Heaven, Mary prayed with the disciples and was present with them when the Holy Spirit descended upon them at Pentecost.

Click on the link to watch the story of The Visitation as a family. This video retells the story of Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth after the Annunciation. Prayers such as the Angelus and Hail Mary come from these stories.

Each year on the first Sunday after Pentecost we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, also known as Trinity Sunday. The whole of the Church’s life flows from the central belief that the one true God exists as three divine Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit