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| October 6, 2008 |
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JUBILEE TEACHINGDogma of the TrinityJUBILEE TEACHING FOR MAY 18, 2008 | SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY From the earliest days of the church, the apostles referred to the Holy Trinity of God. Over time, this belief came to be enshrined in the central worship of the church, the eucharistic liturgy. At every Mass, the priest gives this blessing: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” The church fathers aided the early church councils to clarify the theology of the Holy Trinity; eventually, a dogma of the Holy Trinity was declared. The dogma of the Holy Trinity consists of three parts: The Trinity is one; the church does not believe in three gods, but in one God in three persons; and these persons do not share one divinity – each of them is God, completely and utterly. The divine persons are really distinct from one another. Father, Son and Holy Spirit are not simply names for different aspects of God. Rather, they are distinct persons with distinct origins and special roles. God the Father is Creator or source; God the Son is Redeemer; God the Holy Spirit is advocate and Teacher. The divine persons are relative to one another and are distinguished by the ways in which they relate to one another. According to Lateran Council IV (1215), it is the Father who generates, the Son who is begotten, and the Holy Spirit who proceeds. “The Father is related to the Son, the Son to the Father, and the Holy Spirit to both” (Council of Florence, c. 1438).
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