Course 4, Chapter 44: Christianity visible. — Feast of the Holy Trinity

1. What is the feast of Trinity Sunday?

It is the day on which the church iu a special

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manner honors one God in three persons. All religion tends to the glory of God and consequently to the glory of the Holy Trinity, and therefore the feast of the Trinity nmy be said to be perpetual.

2. Why has a particular feast of the Trinity f5B$n established?

It has been established to satisfy the devotion of Christians who, not content with the general feast, wished to consecrate a particular day to the honor of this mystery. This feast was instituted about the ninth century and approved at Rome about the fourteenth.

3. What are our duties with respect to the Holy Trinity?

To adore the Holy Trinity without trying to comprehend its mystery. Like the sun, its existence is certain, although our feeble eyes cannot look fixedly <on it.

4. WTiat further is our duty?

We must also imitate the three august persons of the Trinity. They are perfectly holy, we must endeavor to become holy and perfect: they are intimately united, we must imitate them by a tender kw for our neighbor; lastly, we must be thankful to each of the three j>ersons for what each of them has done for us. The Father has created us, the Son has redeemed us, and the Holy Ghost sanctifies us.

5. What practice of devotion is there in honor oi the Holy Trinity?

In honor of the -Holy Trinity there is a devotion which consists in three persons uniting together to recite three times a day, morning, noon, and night, seven times, the Glory fo to the Father, fyc., with one Hail Mary. Great indulgences are attached to this devotion, and it is a good means to repair the blasphemies •f the impious.