Mirroring the Holy Trinity

Once a pious woman who was bringing a bunch of novena-booklets to church met the parish priest. He asked, "Who is your favorite saint?

- FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD

"Of course, I like the Blessed Virgin Mary best! But I also like her sister!"

"Her sister? Who is she?" "Of course, Santa Trinidad, Father." The priest was shocked.

The Virgin Mary has no sister and the amusing story only shows how difficult it is to understand the doctrine of the Holy Trinity or "Santa Trinidad," in Spanish).

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St. Patrick, a missionary to Ireland, used as analogy the shamrock leaf. It has three leaflets but only one stem. Others use the example of water, which can exist in three different forms: Ice, liquid, and steam but they're one and the same water. All of these attempt to illustrate the Holy Trinity — one God but Three Persons.

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