Catechism of the catholic church audio download

All our personal prayer is meant to immerse us more deeply in GodвЂ™s Trinitarian life.In the middle of Mass, we loudly proclaim that we have grounded our lives in the mystery of the Trinity, uniting ourselves to the entire Church on earth, in heaven and in Purgatory as we say: вЂњI believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, the maker of heaven and earthвЂ¦ I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of GodвЂ¦ I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified.вЂќ At the end of the Eucharistic Prayer, as we lift up ChristвЂ™s Body and Blood to the Father and offer ourselves together with him, the priest on behalf of ChristвЂ™s whole mystical body summarizes the fundamental orientation of a Christian life: вЂњThrough, with Him and in Him, O God, Almighty Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, forever and ever.вЂќ PaulвЂ™s words, вЂњThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.вЂќ The Mass assists us to enter into GodвЂ™s grace, love and communion. Everything we do and say during this Mass is nothing other than a dialogue between us and the Father, through the person of Jesus Christ, in the light and with the help of the Holy Spirit. We end it by receiving the blessing of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We begin Mass in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In the Mass we are helped to enter more fully into communion with our Trinitarian God.The Trinitarian indwelling begins right then. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.вЂќ To be baptized is to be submerged, to enter into, to be inundated in the вЂњnameвЂќ not вЂњnamesвЂќ of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us, in his valedictory words immediately before his Ascension, вЂњAll power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. We certainly are helped to live this reality liturgically.Your life, my life, is meant to be a Trinitarian life. The Christian life is meant to be a Trinitarian life. This means not just pouring our minds, but our heart, soul, strength and entire existence, into this reality. Therefore, itвЂ™s crucial for us as human beings, not to mention believers, to pour ourselves into the mystery of the Trinity. Underneath the history of the world, underneath our own personal history from the moment of our conception in our motherвЂ™s womb, until now and beyond, has developed within this mystery of the Blessed Trinity. The Catechism paragraph concludes, вЂњThe whole history of salvation is identical with the history of the way and the means by which the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, reveals himself to men вЂand reconciles and unites with himself those who turn away from sinвЂќ (CCC 234).It reveals what is at the root of all of the sacraments and prayer. It helps us to understand the commandments. It illumines every page of Sacred Scripture. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the вЂhierarchy of the truths of faith.вЂ™вЂќ The mystery of the Trinity enlightens the mystery of Creation, the mystery of Redemption, and the Mystery of Sanctification. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. The Catechism goes on to say why: вЂњIt is the mystery of God in himself. вЂњThe mystery of the Most Holy Trinity,вЂќ we read in an incredibly important paragraph in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, вЂњis the central mystery of Christian faith and life.вЂќ ItвЂ™s the central mystery, note, not just with regard to what we believe but how we live.But since the 1300s, the Church has celebrated on the Sunday immediately following Pentecost a feast dedicated to the Holy Trinity, to help all of us focus more explicitly on who God is in his profound mysterious depths, and therefore who weвЂ™re called to be made in His image and likeness.

Every Sunday is, in a very real sense, dedicated to God and therefore every Sunday really is Trinity Sunday.Roger Landry and itвЂ™s a privilege for me to be with you as we enter into the consequential conversation the Risen Lord Jesus wants to have with each of us tomorrow on Trinity Sunday. To listen to an audio recording of this short Sunday homily, please click below: Homily for Holy Trinity Sunday (B), Vigil Retreats for Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians.

Catechism of the catholic church audio download