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Fr. Jeffrey Kirby: Trinity Sunday: The Blessed Trinity Reveals Who God Is — and Who We Are – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Jeffrey Kirby: Trinity Sunday: The Blessed Trinity Reveals Who God Is — and Who We Are

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Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, National Catholic Register,

Father Jeffrey Kirby, STD, is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace parish in Indian Land, South Carolina, and the host of the YouTube channel “Daily Discipleship With Father Kirby.”

 

COMMENTARY: The mystery of the Trinity reveals that God is not solitude but communion — and we are made in his image.

Father Jeffrey KirbyThis Sunday throughout the universal Church, particular adoration is given to the Most Holy Trinity. The Catechism of the Catholic Churchteaches us:

“The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the ‘hierarchy of the truths of faith’” (234).

In showing us his interior life, God unveils to us that his innermost reality is a communal one. This truth can surprise us, since we oftentimes allow ourselves to think of God as an old man with a long white beard sitting on a throne far away from us. …

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