The Catholic faithful are invited to join the Misa Mayor (high mass) at 10 a.m. today, May 30, which will be streamed live from the Holy Trinity Parish in Sampaloc, Manila, in solemn observance of Trinity Sunday.
The Eucharistic celebration will be presided by Manila Archdiocese Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo. Only about 80 persons will be allowed inside the church. Strict safety measures will be observed.
Observed on the Sunday after Pentecost, the liturgical color for today’s masses is white to symbolize the holiness and perfection of God.
On Trinity Sunday, many congregations traditionally recite the Athanasian Creed, the Christian Church’s confession of the doctrine of the Most Holy Trinity - the three persons in one God - all three of whom as distinct and co-eternal persons.
Named after Athanasius, a fourth century Egyptian bishop and theologian, the Athanasian Creed is one of the three ecumenical creeds universally accepted by the Christian Church along with the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.
Pope John XXII instituted the celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity for the Universal Church as early as 1334 A.D. Aside from the Roman Catholic Church, all Western liturgical churches – Anglican, Lutheran, and Methodist will likewise observe religious rites in celebration of the Christian doctrine of the Most Holy Trinity.