The Persons of the Trinity (Aquinas 101)

The Holy Trinity is a mystery in the strict sense—is the mystery of God in Himself.

Our knowledge of this mystery depends exclusively on God's revelation and above all, on the incarnation of the Son, His life in the flesh and the sending of the Holy spirit. Our minds will not be able to investigate it fully and in this life will never adequately grasp it. Still, we hope to grasp it one day in heaven when we will see God directly in the beatific vision. In this life though, inquiring into the names and identities of the divine persons elevates our spirits so that our minds get some glimpse of the highest truth. And Aquinas thinks this is very worthwhile, because the ability to grasp something of the highest things, if only with a feeble and limited understanding, gives us the greatest joy.

The Persons of the Trinity (Aquinas 101) - Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

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If God is love then he MUST be triune, for in order for love to be present, there must be the lover (father) the loved (son) and the act of love (holy spirit). Should any of the three be absent, so too would be love.

[michelleart]

In The Name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. Amen👍🏻👏💪🏻🙏🏼

[dbirch]

I find the Holy Trinity the most difficult element of church doctrine to get my head around. This is the best explanation I have come across. Thank you!

[adlervomnorden]

‘The Father's perfect reflection of Himself proceeds the Son. And because of He is the Truth, Goodness and Beauty, He loves Himself and this act of infinite Love proceeds the Holy Spirit’

[Thomas-dwnb]

Well done, man. The Trinity is NOT an easy thing to understand and even more difficult to adequately explain. I come from a Oneness (Modalist) background (15 years) where there is a tendency to see the doctrine of the Trinity as dividing God into separate beings. My conversion to Catholicism really began when I opened my mind to truly understanding what the doctrine of the Trinity is and what it isn't. Any sincere Modalist should be able to understand and accept this explanation of the Divine Persons. They would certainly balk at the depiction of the Father as a human being in some of your illustrations, but I've come to understand why that is sometimes done in educational illustrations and in art and have learned to give it a pass.

I must say, the videos from the Dominican brothers on this channel and on Godsplaining have been extraordinarily helpful for me. I love what you guys are doing. If I wasn't married, I'd probably check into becoming a Dominican, myself. I'd be the worst of you, but I'd be happy.

[supunfernando]

Rev Fr Dominic Legge, first of all I like to thank the Holy Trinity for granting you wisdom to compress St. Aquinas' huge explanations to a 9 min video... The Mystery of the Holy Trinity has marvelled me since I was little.. I didn't fully grasp what u said Fr, but by God's grace I will be able to one day I hope.. I really appreciate what you and your colleages do in spreading the correct Catholic Theology.. i pray that more and more people will be attracted to your ministry and be nourished by it

[gamers]

I’ve watch this video a number of times, this is indeed the most difficult of all mysteries, but at the same time the most holy. God bless.👍👍👍

[SedContraApologia]

Go TI Institute! Your biggest fan! This videos phenomenal...keep up the great work! You’re doing huge things!

[charleswalsh]

We will never comprehend the Triune God. In heaven we will apprehend. Only God as Triunity comprehends himself

[tropifiori]

Father
I don’t know that I understand everything you say, but I enjoy hearing it all articulated as you are doing.

Thanks for this presentation

Frank

[mayilla]

This really helped me to understand. Thank you.

[sanalthomasmaliyeckal]

Thank you Rev Fr Dominic Legge & Thank you Thomistic Institute.

[ropori_piipo]

The thought experiment really helps. The journey through complexity started with the ideal image the of self, the word, and then to love that image or word, the holy spirit. Because love is the motion toward the realization of that image. It's fascinating to me that in a way, I experience genesis in my own life this same way, drawing me from an unconscious being toward a conscious one, toward the telos of complexity, that is to say, God.

[SoYouAreB]

Excellent! Explained in simple and easy English. God Bless.

[TheRealIndiraRiceDonegan]

I wish I could hang out with these awesome guys for like a week!! Excellent videos. Thank so much!!!

[samtedesco]

If God could be understood and explained, He wouldn't be God. I find it exciting to know that there is a Being that encompasses All. He is the answer to all infinite subsets. He is all fractions between 0 and 1 and can finish counting all numerals. WOW! When I contemplate God, my brain quickly short circuits. I sure hope I get to see him.

[samalamichael]

Our God is mystery and real. We are created not to understand God but relate with God by loving and serving here HE himself will reveal. ❤

[acct_deleted]

I love the way the Son is explained in this video.

[clintonlefort]

I must admit that hearing a talk or lecture on the Holy Trinity, especially regarding St. Thomas' Sacred Theology, gives me a greater appreciation of St. Thomas's writings on the Holy Trinity. My background is in the Carmelite Tradition; therefore, I greatly appreciated the writings of the late Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange, who brilliantly related both Saints writings to one another, as instruments to the way of perfection. Both St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John of the Cross seem to me to encapsulate a very clear view of what it means for the Christian to tread the way of perfection in the Catholic Church and thru the sacraments of the Church offers its members. I hope that future talks or lectures of the Thomistic Institute will continue to bring forth these sacred truths for all to hear and appreciate, which have been so instrumental in bringing many souls to follow Christ Jesus and his GOspel message.

[PInkW]

We need way more teaching on the TRINITY