TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS
TRINITY SUNDAY
Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Catholic Church. Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, the three Persons of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
We have lived out the Scriptures narratives of Christ's earthly life -- His Nativity at Christmas, His revealing Himself as God at the Epiphany, His time in the desert at Lent, His Passion and Resurrection at Good Friday and Easter. We recalled His glorious Ascension, and at last week's Pentecost, the Holy Ghost has descended upon the Church, sent by the Father and the Son.
God's Triune Nature has been fully revealed, and now we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity on this day, hearing in today's Gospel, "All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all the things whatsoever I have commanded you; and behold I am with you all days even to the consummation of the world" (this is known as the "Great Commission")
The Athanasian Creed
Whoever wishes to be saved must, above all, keep the Catholic faith. For unless a person keeps this faith whole and entire, he will undoubtedly be lost forever. This is what the Catholic Faith teaches: we worship one God in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity. Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, another of the Holy Ghost.
But the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost have one Divinity, equal glory, and coeternal majesty. What the Father is, the Son is, and the Holy Ghost is.
The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, and the Holy Ghost is uncreated. The Father is boundless, the Son is boundless, and the Holy Ghost is boundless. The Father is eternal, the Son is eternal, and the Holy Ghost is eternal.
Nevertheless, there are not three eternal beings, but one eternal being. So there are not three uncreated beings, nor three boundless beings, but one uncreated being and one boundless being. Likewise, the Father is omnipotent, the Son is omnipotent, the Holy Ghost is omnipotent.
Yet there are not three omnipotent beings, but one omnipotent being. Thus the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God.
However, there are not three gods, but one God. The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Holy Ghost is Lord. There are not three Lords, but one Lord. For as we are obliged by Christian truth to acknowledge every Person singly to be God and Lord, so too are we forbidden by the Catholic religion to say that there are three Gods or Lords.
The Father was not made, nor created, nor generated by anyone. The Son is not made, nor created, but begotten by the Father alone. The Holy Ghost is not made, nor created, nor generated, but proceeds from the Father and the Son. In this Trinity, there is nothing before or after, nothing greater or less. The entire three Persons are coeternal and coequal with one another. So that in all things, as is has been said above, the Unity is to be worshiped in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity.
He, therefore, who wishes to be saved, must believe thus about the Trinity. It is also necessary for eternal salvation that he believes steadfastly in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is both God and man. As God, He was begotten of the substance of the Father before time; as man, He was born in time of the substance of the Blessed Mother, His Mother. He is perfect God; and He is perfect man, with a rational soul and human flesh. He is equal to the Father in His Divinity, but inferior to the Father in His humanity. Although He is God and man, He is not two, but one Christ. And He is one, not because His Divinity was changed into flesh, but because His humanity was assumed unto God. He is one, not by a mingling of substances, but by unity of person. As a rational soul and flesh are one man: so God and man are one Christ.This is known as the "Hypostatic Union." He died for our salvation, descended into Hell, ( the term "Hell" used in the Creed, does not refer to the eternal fire of Gehenna, but refers to the abode of the dead, where the souls of the just awaited the passion, death, and resurrection of our Divine Savior to open the gates of Heaven for the salvation of the just and holy souls), and rose from the dead on the third day. He ascended into Heaven, sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. At His coming, all men are to arise with their own bodies; and they are to give an account of their own deeds. Those who have done good deeds will go into eternal life; those who have done evil will go into the everlasting fires of Gehenna,
This is the Catholic faith. Everyone must believe it, firmly and steadfastly; otherwise He cannot be saved. Amen.
The Holy Trinity is far above mans' intellect of comprehension. Only those who truly achieve salvation will have a full understanding of the Trinity as they experience the glories of heaven and see God as He truly is!
To help our intellects understand the dynamics of the incomprehensibility of the Most Holy Trinity, I end this lesson with the ancient story of St. Augustine and the boy at the beach.
The Story of St. Augustine and the Boy at the Beach
as recounted in the Golden Legend,
written in A.D. 1275 by Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa
The scene is the seashore, where there is a small pool, a little boy with a seashell, and a sandy beach on which St. Augustine, clad in his religious robes, is walking, pondering with difficulty the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. “Father, Son, Holy Ghost; three in one!” he muttered, shaking his head. As he approached the little boy who was running back and forth between the sea and the pool with a seashell of water, Augustine craned his neck and asked him: “Son, what are you doing?” “Can’t you see?” said the boy. “I’m emptying the sea into this pool!” “Son, you can’t do that!” Augustine countered. “I will sooner empty the sea into this pool than you will manage to get the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity into your head!” Upon saying that, the boy, who was an angel according to legend, quickly disappeared, leaving Augustine alone with the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity.
"Then here may every man take to heart that no man, and especially simple lettered men, or the unlearned, presume to understand or to muse on high things of the Godhead, farther than we be informed by our faith, for our only faith shall suffice us. "
Commitment
We commit ourselves to the Divine Will of our Heavenly Father and dedicate our lives in service to our Lord and Savior, our most Holy Mother; with St. Michael our Warrior and Standard; with St.Joseph our Model and Guide; we promise to uphold and defend the True Dogmas, Doctrines and Traditions of the Roman Catholic Church.
GOALS
The Apostolate of the Order of Our Lady in which we the Christian Faithful, made up of Clerics, Religious and Laity - together - endeavor to foster public worship and promote Traditional Christian Doctrine, exclusively through the offering of the Tridentine Sacrifice of the Mass; to exercise other Apostolic works; offer ourselves as victim Souls given to a life of Penance, Prayer, Reparation and Adoration, to atone for the horrible Crime of Abortion, to evangelize through example, piety and charity and to animate the temporal order with a vibrant Christian spirit.
"ECCE AGNUS DEI'"
Here at Holy Innocents hermitage we commit ourselves to a life of
Prayer, Penance, Reparation, and Adoration
to offer ourselves in reparation for the horrible crimes of abortion and child trafficking;
and for all the outrages and blasphemies committed against the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts of Jesus and Mary
SERVICES
The Traditional Tridentine Mass is offered 7 days a week, Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation , the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is at 10:00 AM. Regular weekday Masses are at 10:00 AM., Mass at special times are announced beforehand.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Hour of Reparation offered after Mass on the first Sunday of every month and after 1st Friday Mass.
The holy Rosary will be prayed before every Sunday Mass.
Confession by request before every Mass.
During the Lenten season the Stations of the Cross are offered after Sunday Mass
and Fridays during lent following the 10:00 AM Mass.
Dress Code
Proper Dress Code strictly enforced.
Men should dress neatly, dress shirts and pants; No t-shirts or jeans; no tennis shoes.
Women should wear head covering; dresses should be modest and to below the knees; No pants or jeans or low cut tops.
Children should by seated with and cared for by parents or responsible adults.
Thank You in advance for your cooperation.
Disclaimer
We Survive strictly on Donations with no financial support from the Diocese and have few amenities to offer at this point.
Since we are struggling to survive, we are not yet able to afford Insurance coverage for the buildings, property or visitors. We are not able to cover personal accidents on the property.
Needs
Our Needs are many:
We are desperately in need of donations for a new Well, to replace a 30yr. old well gone bad; for a new 4 wheel drive truck, to replace a 24 yr. old truck - the only vehicle still in use on the property today; to repair hurricane damage to the Hermitage house itself and to finish construction of the rooms inside.
We need to repair the old tractor for the upkeep of the property.
We also seek donations to build a proper Chapel to replace the temporary garage Chapel in use today.
Fr. Robert Pensenstadler 40500MaggieJonesRd. #806 Paisley, Fla. 32767
Your donation is greatly appreciated, Thank You and God Bless you.
Please make donations out to
The Order of Our Lady, Warriors of the Blessed Virgin Mary
or
Fr. Robert Pensenstadler
P.O.Box 806, Paisley, Fla. 32767
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