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''"In the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the Holy  Ghost" — Matt, xxviii. 19.

Ex. : Plan  of  Church  liturgy  for  year.

I. The  Trinity:  1. Truth and  error. 2. State  of  nature and under  law. 3. Under  gospel.

II. Benefits conferred :  1. By Father. 2. By  Son. 3. By Holy  Ghost.

III. Our return:  1. Salvation by  faith. 2. Works. 3. Final reckoning.

Per. : Imitation  of  Blessed  Trinity.

To-day, my  dear  Brethren,  the  Church  celebrates the feast  of  the  Most  Holy  Trinity. In Advent  she glorified the  Father  for  the  merciful  redemption  she saw Him  preparing  for  mankind;  from  Christmas  to Easter  she  adored  God  the  Son  in  His  birth  and  sufferings and  death,  and  last  Sunday  she  sang  the praises of  God  the  Holy  Ghost the  Sanctifier  and Saviour of  mankind. To-day having,  as  it  were, chanted a  solo  in  honor  of  each  divine  person,  she bids her  children  join  one  and  all  in  a  grand  chorus of praise  to  the  ever  adorable  Trinity.

That you  may  the  more  readily  lend  your  voices  to swell  the  chorus  of  praise,  I  will  ask  each  of  you  to consider  briefly,  first,  What  is  the  Blessed  Trinity? second, What  has  the  Blessed  Trinity  done  for  me? third, What  am  I  bound  to  do  in  return? In the name of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the  Holy Ghost, Amen.