Trinity Sunday

For Trinity Sunday I offer viewers a First Hour prayer from the AIC Bookstore Publication, Hear Us, O Lord: Daily Prayers for the Laity. It is the second of six prayers for the First Hour office (the first of six “hours” offered daily at 6 AM, 9 AM, Noon, 3 P.M., 5 PM and just before bedtime (the latter commonly known as the Compline office). I adapted the prayer from the Eastern Orthodox Holy Communion liturgy of St. Basil the Great, which dates from the 5th or 6th Century. The book is available through my Amazon Author Central page. More information about the book is found on the AIC Bookstore page.

WE thank thee, O Holy Trinity, for this new day. Enlighten the eyes of our understanding, open our ears to receive thy words and teach us thy commandments. Help us to do thy will, to confess thee from our hearts, to extol thine all-holy Name, of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.

Below are two examples of how the Holy Trinity has been represented in Christian art across the centuries.

The Holy Trinity, icon in tempera and gilt on panel, Andrei Rublev, circa 1420 A.D., Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. The image was painted for the iconostasis, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Trinity-St. Sergeyev Monastery, Sergeiv-Posad, Russia. Rublev avoided the prohibition against images of God the Father by basing the image on Genesis 18:1-8, the appearance of three men to Abraham under the oak at Mamre.
The Holy Trinity, statue, Holy Trinity column, central square near Buda Castle & St. Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary, designed by Cerasola Vera and carved by Bernay Ferretti, 1706 A.D. © Kev Gregory/Shutterstock.com

As always, thank you for your interest and support. Glory be to God for all things! Amen!

Published by

Unknown's avatar

Anglican Internet Church

Fr. Shibley is a retired Anglican clergyman who produces unique videos, podcasts and books explaining traditional Christian theology from an Anglican perspective. All materials are in layman's language with a minimum of technical or theological terms. All are available either free or at reasonable cost. The AIC Bookstore now includes 17 publications.

Leave a comment