GOD IS LOVE

The Baptism of Christ, Guido Reni 1622

"Wherever there is love, there is a trinity: a lover, a beloved, and a fountain of love." - St. Augustine

Read:
1 John 4:6-16
Psalm 136
John 14:1-26

Study:
1) Handouts:
The Blessed Trinity; The Sign of the Cross; God the Father

2) 3MC:
16 – What does it mean that God is Triune?  
17 – How can we summarize belief in the Trinity?
18 – How can we understand the Trinity?
19 – What pictures do we have of the Holy Trinity?
20 – What does it mean that God is Love?

3) CCC 42, 202, 232-279, 2779-2793, 2822-2827 (YOUCAT 30-39, 516)

Meditate:
How does knowing that God is a communion of love, a Blessed Trinity, change the way I view God, others, and my purpose in life? What does it mean to love like God loves? In what ways do I acknowledge God as Father?

Pray:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Imitate:
St. Hilary of Poitiers

Apply:
Being made in the image of God, how can I model my life and actions in light of the love of God?

Extra:
The Trinity
Can you explain the Trinity in plain language?
God in Three Persons
Where's that in the Bible? The Holy Trinity
Bishop Robert Barron: What is the Trinity?
St. Hilary of Poitiers: On the Trinity
St. Augustine: On the Trinity
Novatian: On the Trinity
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Blessed Trinity
Tour of the Catechism #8 - The Father
Tour of the Catechism #9 - The Holy Trinity

Ubi Caritas et amor,
Deus ibi est -
Where charity and love are,
God is there.