But these are expressions of one reality, namely, rose. Similarly, the rose has color, fragrance and shape. Jean-Marie Vianney used to explain Holy Trinity using lighted candles and roses on the altar and water in the cruets. So, there are three Persons in the Holy Trinity but God is One and indivisible.” St. God the Son is its light and God the Holy Spirit is its heat - but there is only one sun. He said, “God the Father is that blazing sun. Cyril, the teacher of the Slavs, tried to explain the Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity using sun as an example. Patrick explained to them: “The mystery of the Holy Trinity – one God in Three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit – is like this, but more complex and less intelligible.” St. Patrick’s friends couldn’t answer – the shamrock leaf looked like one but it clearly had three parts.

He picked one up one of its trifoliate leaves and asked if it were one leaf or three. He looked at the ground and saw shamrocks growing amid the grass at his feet. The story goes that one day his friends asked Patrick to explain the Mystery of the Trinity. St. Patrick, the missionary patron saint of Ireland, used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. The shamrock, a kind of clover, is a leguminous herb that grows in marshy places. Homily starter anecdotes # 1: Simplified explanations by Saints Patrick, Cyril and Jean-Marie Vianney: Since the Holy Trinity is a mystery, all these examples are only the shadows of the shadows of the Truth. Life messages: 1) Let us respect ourselves and others because everyone is the temple of the Holy Spirit where all Three Persons of the Holy Trinity abide.Ģ) Let us have the firm conviction that the Trinitarian God abides in us, that He is the Source of our hope, courage and strength, and that He is our final destination.ģ) Let us practice the Trinitarian relationship of love and unity in the family relationships of father, mother, and children because by Baptism we become children of God and members of God’s Trinitarian family.Ĥ) Let us practice the I–God–my neighbor vertical and horizontal Trinitarian relationships in this life by loving God. c) God the Holy Spirit sanctifies us, strengthens us, teaches us, and guides us to God. b) God the Son redeems us and reconciles us with God. But the New Testament gives clear teachings on the Holy Trinity.ġ) At the Annunciation, God the Father sends His angel to Mary, God the Holy Spirit comes upon her, the Power of the Most High overshadows her, and God the Son becomes Incarnate in her womb.Ģ) At the baptism of Jesus, when the Son receives baptism from John the Baptist, the Father’s Voice is heard, and the Holy Spirit appears as a Dove and descends upon Jesus.ģ) At the Ascension, Jesus gives the missionary command to his disciples to baptize those who believe, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.Ĥ) John’s account: In John’s Gospel, chapters 15–18, we have a detailed account of Jesus’ teaching of the role of each Person of the Holy Trinity: a) God the Father creates and provides for His creatures. 4) We bless ourselves, and the priest blesses us, in the Name of the Holy Trinity.īiblical basis: There are only vague and hidden references to the Trinity in the Old Testament. 3) When Church bells ring thrice daily, they remind us to give glory to the Holy Trinity for the Incarnation of Jesus and His Redemption of all of us. 2) All Sacraments are administered (we are baptized, confirmed, anointed, our sins are forgiven, our marriage is blessed, and our Bishops, priests and deacons are ordained) in the name of the Holy Trinity. Importance of Holy Trinity in Christian life: 1) All prayers in the Church begin in the Name of the Holy Trinity and end glorifying the Trinity. But we believe in this Mystery because Jesus, Who is God, taught it clearly, the Evangelists recorded it, the Fathers of the Church tried to explain it, and the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople defined it as a dogma of Christian Faith. Our mind cannot grasp this doctrine which teaches that 1+1+1 = 1 and not 3. It teaches us that there are three distinct Persons in one God, sharing the same Divine Nature, co-equal and co-eternal. Introduction: The mystery of the most Holy Trinity is a basic doctrine of Faith in Christianity, understandable not with our heads but with our hearts. HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY (June 4)- Eight- minute homily in1-page (L-23).

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