Trinity Sunday, a moveable feast also known as Holy Trinity Sunday, is celebrated a week after Pentecost Sunday in honor of the most fundamental of Christian beliefs—belief in the Holy Trinity. We can never fully understand the mystery of the Trinity, but we can sum it up in the following formula: God is three Persons in one Nature. The three Persons of God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—are all equally God, and they cannot be divided.
Trinity Sunday, officially called "The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity," is one of the few celebrations of the Christian Year that commemorates a reality and doctrine rather than a person or event. On Trinity Sunday, the faithful remember and honor the eternal God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Trinity Sunday lasts only one day, which is symbolic of the unity of the Trinity.
The Trinity is a mystery. By mystery the Church does not mean a riddle, but rather the Trinity is a reality above our human comprehension that we may begin to grasp, but ultimately must know through worship, symbol, and faith. It has been said that mystery is not a wall to run up against, but an ocean in which to swim.
Liturgical Color(s): White
Type of Holiday: Solemnity; Holy Day of Obligation
Time of Year: The Sunday After Pentecost
Duration: One Sunday
Celebrates/Symbolizes: The Holy Trinity
Alternate Names: Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Scriptural References: Matthew 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14; John 1:18; John 15:26
Symbols:
- Three Interlocking Rings
- Musical ChordShamrock
- The Chi-Rho
- Equilateral Triangle
Let us Pray
God, we praise you:
Father all-powerful,
Christ Lord and Savior,
Spirit of Love.
You reveal yourself in the depths of our being,
drawing us to share in your life and your love.
One God, three Persons,
be near to the people formed in your image,
close to the world your love brings to life.
We ask you this, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
one God, true and living, forever and ever.
From: churchyear.net
