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Equality of the Trinity While Jesus states God is ‘greater,’ it is only in the sense that the Father is the principal source of being Msgr. Charles Pope 5/11/2016 Question: We read in a recent Sunday Gospel (May 1), that Jesus says the Father is greater than him (Jn 14:28). Since we are all taught that each divine person of the Blessed Trinity fully possesses the nature of God, equally to be adored and glorified, what did Jesus mean by such statement?— Dick Smith, Carrollton, Texas Answer: Theologically, Jesus means that the Father is the eternal source in the Trinity.All...

"Trinity" (Троица) by Andrei Rublev (c. 1410) [WikiArt.org] Readings: • Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 • Psa 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 • Rom 8:14-17 • Mt 28:16-20 The popular television show “Unsolved Mysteries,” was a documentary-styled program pursuing answers to crimes and strange events that had yet to be solved and explained. As the saying goes, everyone loves a good mystery, as evidenced by the success of that show and the popularity of so many movies, books, and television programs about solving mysteries and crimes. The Trinity is also a mystery, but not the sort that needs to be...

PART I - FAITH. THE APOSTLES' CREED. FIRST ARTICLE OF THE CREED: "I BELIEVE IN GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY." 4. THE BLESSED TRINITY. At the baptism of Jesus Christ all the three persons of the Blessed Trinity manifested themselves; the Father by a voice from heaven, the Son through His baptism, and the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove (Matt. iii. 16). 1. The Blessed Trinity is one God in three persons. The three persons are called Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The number three is often found both in nature and in religion. There are three...