St. John Vianney Catholic Church

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

 

A Journey of Faith

 

RCIA WEEK 3:

The Holy Trinity: God the Father

 

Talk Outline

 

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 261:

“The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christian life. God alone can make it known to us by revealing himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”

 

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 262:

“The Incarnation of God's Son reveals that God is the eternal Father and that the Son is consubstantial with the Father, which means that, in the Father and with the Father, the Son is one and the same God.”

 

MEDITATION: The father-image can be a flawed one in today’s society. How can we overcome this to show the perfection of God the Father, whom we are called to imitate?

 

“If God took the name of Father, it was to inspire us with a greater confidence in Him.”

          -- St. John Vianney

 

NEXT WEEK:  The Holy Trinity: Jesus Christ -- True God, True Man