Solemnity of
the Most Holy Trinity
2 Corinthians 13:13
The
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with all of you.
The Trinity is the term employed to signify
the central doctrine of the Christian religion -- the truth that in the unity
of the Godhead there are Three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, these Three Persons being truly distinct one from another.
The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three
persons. The divine persons do not share
the one divinity among themselves but each of them is God whole and
entire: “The Father is that which the
Son is, the Son that which the Father is, the Father and the Son that which the
Holy Spirit is, i.e. by nature one God”.
The divine persons are really distinct from
one another.
“God is one but not solitary”. "Father", "Son",
"Holy Spirit" are not simply names designating modalities of the
divine being, for they are really distinct from one another. They are distinct from one another in their
relations of origin: “It is the Father who generates, the Son who is begotten,
and the Holy Spirit who proceeds”. The
divine Unity is Triune.
The divine persons
are relative to one another. Because it does not divide the divine unity,
the real distinction of the persons from one another resides solely in the
relationships which relate them to one another.
While they are called three persons in view of their relations, we believe
in one nature or substance.
This sharing in the life of the Trinity is
meant to culminate in heaven, where we will see the three Persons - face to
face, united to them in unspeakable love.
O most holy Trinity, Almighty God, we adore
You, Who give life and vigor to every creature and Who shed light eternal where
there is darkness. We offer You our
hearts, our souls, and our whole being, today and on the days to come, that we
may offer perfect praise and love to your glorious Name. Amen +
Glory and praise for ever!
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