BLESSED TRINITY
OBJECTIVES
■ To know what is the blessed trinity
■ To know how to start a prayer the
catholic way
■ To differentiate between a cross and
a crucifix
■ To know the significance of the sign
of the cross.
THE BLESSED TRINITY
The blessed trinity is the union or unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
in one Godhead. The blessed trinity is a doctrine or mystery beyond human
understanding. The doctrine of the trinity shows that God exists as three
persons but is one being because it has a single divine nature. The blessed
trinity members are; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
These members are coequal, coeternal, they are one in essence.
GOD THE FATHER – The creator and sustainer of all things.
GOD THE SON – The incarnation of God as a human being, Jesus Christ on
earth.
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT – The power of God which is active in the drawing of
people towards God.
BLESSED TRINITY (CONTD.)
HOW DO WE START AND END OUR
PRAYERS?
In the Catholic Church, we begin and end
every prayer and sacrament with the sign
of the cross.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SIGN OF THE
CROSS:
The significance of making the sign of the
cross shows the redemptive death of Christ
on the cross. Secondly, we use the sign of
the cross daily in mass and prayer to invite
and send the prayers to the blessed trinity.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CROSS AND A CRUCIFIX.
Most people consider the cross and crucifix to
be the same thing. However, they are not. The
cross is a cross-shaped item without a symbol
of figure of Jesus on it while a crucifix is a cross
with Jesus depicted or engraved on it.
Another difference between a cross and crucifix
is that a cross is a standing post with a
transverse bar while a crucifix is the
representation of Jesus Christ on the cross.
ASSIGNMENT
■ Children are to read the book of Genesis chapter 1 from verse 1 to the end
and make a summary of it.
■ They are to attend mass and note where the readings are taken from.