The Second Trinity Interval in The Christian Community

Cynthia Hindes

In The Christian Community there are nine festival seasons. Just as the earth dresses herself differently in the natural cycle of the year, so does the soul clothe herself differently in the moods of the cycle of the festivals of the year. In each festival season, there are different prayers, readings and colors. The prayers and the colors help tune our souls to harmonize with the time of the year and with God and his angels.

These nine festival seasons are interspersed with four Trinity intervals. This second Trinity interval of the liturgical year occurs between the Pentecost and St. Johnstide (June 24). The Trinity interval lets our soul catch its breath in a deeply filled pause between the tone colors of two festival seasons. The violet and orange at the altar incline us toward harmony and devotion of soul. The prayers speak of the interrelationship between the divine Trinity, Father, Son and Spirit, and the elements of the human soul: our thinking, our feeling and our will. The gospel readings for this time direct our attention to how the Spirit interacts with and works within individual human souls.