Can we find an example to fully illustrate the mystery of the Blessed Trinity?
A. We cannot find an example to fully illustrate the mystery of the Blessed Trinity, because the mysteries of our holy religion are beyond comparison. Q. Is there but one God? A. Yes; there is but one God. Q. Why can there be but one God? A. There can be but one God because God, being supreme and infinite, cannot have an equal. Q. What does “supreme” mean? A. “Supreme” means the highest in authority; also the most excellent or greatest possible in anything. Thus in all things God is supreme, and in the Church the Pope is supreme. Q. When are two persons said to be equal? A. Two persons are said to be equal when one is in no way greater than or inferior to the other. Q. How many persons are there in God? A. In God there are three Divine persons, really distinct, and equal in all things –the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Q. What do “divine” and “distinct” mean? A. “Divine” means pertaining to God, and “distinct” means separate; that is, not confounded or mixed with any other thin
