June 16, 2020 – Holy Name Catholic Church

Reflection on the Trinity

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June 16, 2020June 30, 2020

The mystery of the most Holy Trinity is a basic doctrine of Faith in Christianity, understandable not with our heads but with our hearts. It teaches us that there are three distinct Persons in one God, sharing the same Divine Nature. Our mind cannot grasp this doctrine which teaches that 1+1+1 = 1 and not 3. But we believe in this Mystery because Jesus who is God taught it clearly, the Evangelists recorded it, the Fathers of the Church tried to explain it and the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople defined it as a dogma of Christian Faith.

St. John Francis Regis

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June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Historically today is the feast of St. John Francis Regis, who was ordained into the Society of Jesus in 1630. He was gifted with a marvelous talent for missions, he labored for the conversion of the Huguenots, assisted the needy, and aided in the rescue of wayward women. Also, the historical feast of St. Benno of Meissen who labored to convert the Slavs, established numerous religious edifices and is said to have founded the cathedral of Meissen.