Trinity Sunday

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you. (2 Corinthians 13:13)

Trinity Prayer

God the Father, you are Justice.
Jesus Christ, the divine son, you are Mercy.
Holy Spirit, advocate supreme, you are Benevolence.

Three in one, you are our comfort, hope and reward.
Permit us to never lose sight of your glory.
In you, increase our faith. Amen.

Perichoresis

Perichoresis

I don't believe that I had ever heard the term before hearing it at a Mass said by Fr. Jack Lombardi at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, MD on April 19th.

Amid the fragrance and beauty of a nearly perfect Spring day, Father put the word before those assembled.

"Perichoresis."

"Perichoresis," he repeated.

"A theological term. A Greek word."

"Peri kor e sis," filled the air.

Perichoresis is a fairly big word for a much bigger reality. It is the co-mingling, the intertwining, of the Trinitarian members of the one God. Found in the Triune God are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Thoroughly mystical. Completely wonderous.

Perichoresis