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June 12, 2022

Q. 192. What do you mean by the Blessed Trinity?

A. By the Blessed Trinity I mean one God in three Divine Persons.

Q. 193. Are the three Divine Persons equal in all things?

A. The three Divine Persons are equal in all things.

Q. 194. Are the three Divine Persons one and the same God?

A. The three Divine Persons are one and the same God, having one and the same Divine nature and substance.

Q. 195. What dowemeanbythe"nature"and"substance" ofathing?

A. By the "nature" of a thing we mean the combination of all the qualities that make the thing what it is. By the "substance" of a thing we mean the part that never changes, and which cannot be changed without destroying the nature of the thing.

Q. 196. Can we fully understand how the three Divine Persons are one and the same God?

A. We cannot fully understand how the three Divine Persons are one and the same God, because this is a mystery.

Although there are many truths which we cannot understand we do not call them “mysteries”. Rather, we call “mysteries” those truths which have been revealed to us by God so that we can know of them even if cannot understand them. And even though we cannot understand them fully, they mystify us and invite us to contemplation.

Without some knowledge of the Trinity we would never be able to accept Jesus Christ as God who is capable of saving us by his death and who is capable of establishing the Church which continues His saving work. Without some appreciation of the Trinity we will never understand how can become part of the life of God while still remaining a distinct human person. Without being able to ponder the Trinity we would behave as slaves of God when He has changed us into his adopted sons and daughters by Baptism.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Rev. Christopher J. Pollard

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