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The Holy Trinity
May 18, 2008 |
In saying the Rosary, praying Morning and Evening Prayer, and reading through the Psalms, the Doxology is a constant presence through these prayers. Yet, I would guess that most are like me and tend to rush through the Glory Be’s without really thinking about our prayer.
Today is the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, so if there is any day to really contemplate and meditate on the Doxology, it is today -
“Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.”
There is also the Opening Prayer to today’s Mass that we should pay particular attention to -
“Father, you sent your Word to bring us truth and your Spirit to make us holy. Through them we come to know the mystery of your life. Help us to worship you, one god in three Persons, by proclaiming and living our faith in you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”
One God, three persons, intertwined to lead us to salvation and eternal life.
Glory Be, indeed.
Painting: “The Holy Trinity” - Hendrick van Balen (Flemish, 1575-1632)
