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What is the Holy Trinity?

The Church confesses one God in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—eternally co-equal and united in love.

Rooted in Scripture and Creed

  • The Baptism of Christ (Mt 3:16-17) reveals the Father's voice, the Son in the waters, and the Spirit descending as a dove.
  • The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed safeguards the full divinity of the Son and Spirit alongside the Father.

Experienced in Worship

  • Every service begins and ends with the Trinitarian doxology, glorifying Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • Baptism, Chrismation, and the Eucharist immerse us into Trinitarian life as communion with God and one another.

Why it matters

  • Knowing God as Trinity means that love and relationship are at the heart of reality itself.
  • The Christian vocation is to reflect Trinitarian communion through self-giving love in the Church and the world.
What is the Holy Trinity? | Orthodox Christianity 101