Pope's 'Angelus' message of June 7

(June 8, 2009) According to Pope Benedict XVI each person carries an imprint of the Holy Trinity and its tendency toward love in his genetic material. This remark of the Pope came on Trinity Sunday as he addressed those gathered in St. Peter's Square at midday to recite the ‘Angelus’ prayer with him. Reflecting on the Trinity, the Pope said that “the greatest proof that we are all made in the image of the Trinity is this: only love makes us happy, because we live to love and to be loved. Borrowing an analogy from biology, we could say that the human “genome” is profoundly imprinted with the Trinity of God-who-is-Love”. He said that “everything that exists, because everything comes from love, reaches out for love and is moved by the spirit of love” and that God “is love and love alone, pure, infinite and eternal”. God, he said, does not exist in splendid isolation. The Three Persons are one God in love…and that the Trinity unceasingly gives itself and communicates itself. "The 'name' of the Most Holy Trinity, the Pope explained, is in a certain way impressed upon everything in nature, because everything that exists, from the most elementary cellular levels to the planets, stars and galaxies, is a being in relation, and thus God-relation shines forth, ultimately creative Love shines forth," he said.
After reciting the 'Angelus' prayer, Pope Benedict addressed the crowd in several languages, including in English.
Listen:
I extend cordial greetings to all the English-speaking pilgrims here today on this feast of the Most Holy Trinity, especially the members of the Holy Trinity Prayer Group from Texas. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all, and with your families and loved ones at home. And may your stay in Rome strengthen your faith, fill you with hope in God’s promises and inflame your hearts with his love. God bless all of you!