Feast of the Holy Trinity

 St Paul writes to the Romans: "Since we are justified by faith" (Rm 5; 1) it is clear that right relationship with God requires us to trust and hope in a God whose mystery surpasses our understanding. By the way it is evident that St Paul, at variance with one tenet of Protestantism, does not say "we are justified by faith alone." In the Letter to the Hebrews faith is described in this way: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Heb 11: 1) the Catholic Church teaches that human beings can know of the existence of God using reason alone, this was taught by the Church at Vatican I in Dei Filius, 2 however the revelation of the Holy Trinity is received by faith. This is because there is no other way that we could know the truth of the nature of God unless God, who is unseen, should will to reveal it to us. Each time we gather for Mass the liturgy begins with the Names of the Holy Trinity and the congregation is blessed prior to the dismissal by that same Name. In other words, everything that happens between the sign of the Cross and the final blessing occurs under the auspices of the Holy Trinity whom we praise, bless and worship today, even though in his infinite majesty is beyond our comprehension: "Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we might understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual." (1 Cor 2: 10-13)