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Litany Of The Most Holy Trinity
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Blessed Trinity, hear us. Adorable Unity, graciously hear us. God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Father, from whom are all things, have mercy on us. Son, through whom are all things, have mercy on us. Holy Spirit, in whom are all things. have mercy on us. Holy and undivided Trinity, have mercy on us….
What is the Trinity?
What is the Trinity: Many cower when faced with the task of defining the Trinity. Many more dismiss any attempt as a mystery too great for Man to understand. However, the Trinity is far less confusing and mysterious than most assume. The word “Trinity” is not in the Bible: The word “Trinity” cannot be found within the Bible. This is because the word was created by the early Church to correct varying beliefs regarding the nature of Christ. Some were concluding Christ was a prophet, others believed he was an angel. A common interpretation was Christ was a god, not…
Catechism: Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity
… personal subject. Against them, the fifth ecumenical council, at Constantinople in 553, confessed that "there is but one hypostasis [or person], which is our Lord Jesus Christ, one of the Trinity." Thus everything in Christ’s human nature is to be attributed to his divine person as its proper subject, not only his miracles but also his sufferings and even his death: "He who was crucified in the flesh, our Lord Jesus Christ, is true God, Lord of glory, and one of the Holy Trinity." CCC 470 Because "human nature was assumed, not absorbed", in the mysterious union…
Catechism: Trinity and consubstantial communion
… principle without principle", is the first origin of the Spirit, but also that as Father of the only Son, he is, with the Son, the single principle from which the Holy Spirit proceeds. This legitimate complementarity, provided it does not become rigid, does not affect the identity of faith in the reality of the same mystery confessed. CCC 253 The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the "consubstantial Trinity". The divine persons do not share the one divinity among themselves but each of them is God whole and…
Catechism: Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity
Catechismal References to: Divine Persons CCC 245 The apostolic faith concerning the Spirit was confessed by the second ecumenical council at Constantinople (381): "We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father." By this confession, the Church recognizes the Father as "the source and origin of the whole divinity". But the eternal origin of the Spirit is not unconnected with the Son’s origin: "The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, is God, one and equal with the Father and the Son, of the same substance…
Catechism: The dogma of the Holy Trinity
253 The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the “consubstantial Trinity”.83 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.”84 In the words of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), “Each of the persons is that supreme reality, viz., the divine substance, essence or nature.”85 254 The divine persons…
Catechism: Dogma of the Holy Trinity
Catechismal References to: Dogma CCC 253 The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the "consubstantial Trinity". 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." In the words of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), "Each of the persons is that supreme reality, viz., the…
Catechism: Divinity of the Holy Trinity
Catechismal References to: Divinity CCC 253 The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the "consubstantial Trinity". 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." In the words of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), "Each of the persons is that supreme reality, viz., the…
Catechism: Trinity and God the Father
Catechismal References to: Actions of God the Father CCC 253 The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the "consubstantial Trinity". 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." In the words of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), "Each of the persons is that…
Catechism: Trinity and the Holy Spirit
Catechismal References to: Holy Spirit CCC 253 The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the "consubstantial Trinity". 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." In the words of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), "Each of the persons is that supreme reality, viz.,…