Embracing the Mystery of the Holy Trinity
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Everything in the visible creation is profoundly mysterious, even elements in it that appear entirely clear. Only they who have not looked carefully into geology, astronomy, physics, chemistry, or biology would entertain for a minute the idea that mystery is found only in the supernatural order. Everything is profoundly shrouded in its own richness, for the simple reason that we understand nothing fully. On the natural level, it's mysterious and at the same time breathtaking and astonishing." [30:08]
2. "The normal and healthy response to reality, to natural and supernatural mystery, is to marvel at what we see and what we cannot see but know is there. The incredible vastness of the cosmos shouts out the infinity of the divine artist. And the incredible tininess and complexities of the microcosmos shout out his endless inexhaustibility. Despite the accomplishments of philosophers, theologians, and scientists, they always find that there is more that they do not know, and therefore cannot say. That is mystery." [31:44]
3. "Mystery isn't a cop-out word for unscientific people. Mystery is a writer from the last century said, Frank Sheed, you might know of his name, said, it isn't something we do not know, but something which in the nature of things, we can never know fully. Given our finite intelligences on the one hand and the infinite being of God on the other, the lesser can never fully comprehend the greater. Mysteries are food for the intellect, like an endless art gallery. The mind can go deeper and deeper and never come to the end." [28:42]
4. "Imagine a city so tiny that it cannot be seen by our naked eye, and yet having millions of openings and closing gateways. It possesses a transportation system, libraries of information, and a lot of information that can be seen by our naked eye. And then take note that this describes a human cell, more complex than New York City, capable of copying itself in a few hours." [30:08]
### Quotes for Members
1. "The Holy Trinity is, in shorthand, one nature and three divine persons, one what and three whose. Analogies like the shamrock or the lights that I used a year ago, remember the three little flashlights that together make the white color, but individually they're different colors? All of those things help, but it can be seen, we see things under three different focuses, like with water, liquid, ice, and steam, or with a rose, color, perfume, and beauty, and so on. And again with ourselves, I am. I think, I love, yet I have only one nature. In a far more mysterious way, there are three persons in God and only one God." [31:44]
2. "Analogies like this are fine and good, but we cannot forget that like in the natural order, the nature of the Trinity is a mystery, and so we stand in awe and wonder before the divine artist who has revealed himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Our Holy Father Pope Benedict said this, and he said it well, God is a trinity. Trinity of one substance, three persons who are one God, because the Father is love, the Son is love, and the Spirit is love. God is holy and only love, the purest, infinite, and eternal love, living not in splendid solitude, but is an inexhaustible source of life, and ceaselessly shared." [32:56]
3. "If you look at this on your way out or right now or whenever, realize in the Holy Trinity there's room at the table for humanity. There's room at the table. God Almighty inviting us, frail and weak, frail, foolish creatures who have an inesimal value into the glory that is, the divinization we call it. We will become like God. We will join in the mystery of the living God at table. Oh, may each of us be enthralled or if need be reignited by the natural and supernatural wonders of this wonderful God and respond wholeheartedly with the simple, confident, awestruck ascent of faith, hope, and love." [33:50]
4. "We pray for John, whom we have welcomed today as one of us, that he may have the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit to persevere faithfully in the choice he has made. We pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. We pray for an end to war everywhere. We pray for our men and women in uniform, especially those in harm's way. And we pray for those who laid down their lives in service to this country and for peace. We pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer." [40:26]
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1. "Everything in the visible creation is profoundly mysterious, even elements in it that appear entirely clear. Only they who have not looked carefully into geology, astronomy, physics, chemistry, or biology would entertain for a minute the idea that mystery is found only in the supernatural order. Everything is profoundly shrouded in its own richness, for the simple reason that we understand nothing fully. On the natural level, it's mysterious and at the same time breathtaking and astonishing." [30:08]
2. "The normal and healthy response to reality, to natural and supernatural mystery, is to marvel at what we see and what we cannot see but know is there. The incredible vastness of the cosmos shouts out the infinity of the divine artist. And the incredible tininess and complexities of the microcosmos shout out his endless inexhaustibility. Despite the accomplishments of philosophers, theologians, and scientists, they always find that there is more that they do not know, and therefore cannot say. That is mystery." [31:44]
3. "Mystery isn't a cop-out word for unscientific people. Mystery is a writer from the last century said, Frank Sheed, you might know of his name, said, it isn't something we do not know, but something which in the nature of things, we can never know fully. Given our finite intelligences on the one hand and the infinite being of God on the other, the lesser can never fully comprehend the greater. Mysteries are food for the intellect, like an endless art gallery. The mind can go deeper and deeper and never come to the end." [28:42]
4. "Imagine a city so tiny that it cannot be seen by our naked eye, and yet having millions of openings and closing gateways. It possesses a transportation system, libraries of information, and a lot of information that can be seen by our naked eye. And then take note that this describes a human cell, more complex than New York City, capable of copying itself in a few hours." [30:08]
### Quotes for Members
1. "The Holy Trinity is, in shorthand, one nature and three divine persons, one what and three whose. Analogies like the shamrock or the lights that I used a year ago, remember the three little flashlights that together make the white color, but individually they're different colors? All of those things help, but it can be seen, we see things under three different focuses, like with water, liquid, ice, and steam, or with a rose, color, perfume, and beauty, and so on. And again with ourselves, I am. I think, I love, yet I have only one nature. In a far more mysterious way, there are three persons in God and only one God." [31:44]
2. "Analogies like this are fine and good, but we cannot forget that like in the natural order, the nature of the Trinity is a mystery, and so we stand in awe and wonder before the divine artist who has revealed himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Our Holy Father Pope Benedict said this, and he said it well, God is a trinity. Trinity of one substance, three persons who are one God, because the Father is love, the Son is love, and the Spirit is love. God is holy and only love, the purest, infinite, and eternal love, living not in splendid solitude, but is an inexhaustible source of life, and ceaselessly shared." [32:56]
3. "If you look at this on your way out or right now or whenever, realize in the Holy Trinity there's room at the table for humanity. There's room at the table. God Almighty inviting us, frail and weak, frail, foolish creatures who have an inesimal value into the glory that is, the divinization we call it. We will become like God. We will join in the mystery of the living God at table. Oh, may each of us be enthralled or if need be reignited by the natural and supernatural wonders of this wonderful God and respond wholeheartedly with the simple, confident, awestruck ascent of faith, hope, and love." [33:50]
4. "We pray for John, whom we have welcomed today as one of us, that he may have the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit to persevere faithfully in the choice he has made. We pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. We pray for an end to war everywhere. We pray for our men and women in uniform, especially those in harm's way. And we pray for those who laid down their lives in service to this country and for peace. We pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer." [40:26]
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