Trinity Sunday
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Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, the three persons of God: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Trinity Sunday also represents the beginning of the Church part of the liturgical year, continuing until Advent, where green vestments are worn by clergy; however, the colour for Trinity Sunday itself is white.
Trinity Sunday is celebrated in all the Western liturgical churches: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Methodist.
In the Eastern Churches, Pentecost itself is considered the feast of the Trinity.
Roman Catholic practice
In the Roman Catholic Church it is officially known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Prior to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, it marked the end of a three-week period when church weddings were forbidden. The period began on Rogation Sunday, the sixth Sunday in Easter (five weeks after Easter). Trinity Sunday was established as a double of the second class by Pope John XXII to celebrate the Trinity. It was raised to the dignity of a primary of the first class by Pope Pius X on 24 July, 1911.
The Thursday after Trinity Sunday is observed as the Feast of Corpus Christi, except in the United States and Spain, when it falls on the following Sunday instead. After Corpus Christi, Ordinary Time resumes, and green vestments are worn by the priest and celebrants for the rest of the liturgical year, except on certain special days, including those designated as a holy day of obligation. The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the new liturgical year.
Other times when church weddings were forbidden included:
- The first Sunday of Advent to January 13, the end of the Octave of Epiphany.
- Septuagesima to the Octave of Easter (the first Sunday after Easter).
Anglican practice
Traditionally, the Book of Common Prayer counts the remaining Sundays of the liturgical year until Advent as "Sundays after Trinity". Some Anglican churches still reckon Sundays this way, while others, such as the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) now refer to them as "Sundays after Pentecost".Trinity Sunday is considered one of ECUSA's seven principal feast days.
Dates for Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday is the Sunday following Pentecost, and eight weeks after Easter Sunday.
- 2002: May 26
- 2003: June 15
- 2004: June 6
- 2005: May 22
- 2006: June 11
- 2007: June 3
- 2008: May 18
- 2009: 7 June
- 2010: 30 May
- 2011: 19 June
- 2012: 3 June
- 2013: 26 May
- 2014: 15 June
- 2015: 31 May
- 2016: 22 May
- 2017: 11 June
- 2018: 27 May
- 2019: 16 June
- 2020: 7 June
The earliest possible date is May 17 as in 1818 and 2285. The latest possible date is June 20 as in 1943 and 2038.
See also
Famous composers celebrate the trinity
chorales celebrating this day were are also performed in houner of the great trinity. Js bach composed a number of chorales relating to the second sunday of the great trinity.
BWV 1 Title: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Category: Cantatas Subcategory: Church Movements: Chorus: Wie Schön leuchet der Morgenstern Recitative (tenor): Due wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn Aria (soprano): Erfüllet, ihr limmlischen göttlichen Flammen Recitative (bass): Ein irdscher Glanz, ein leiblich Licht Aria (tenor): Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten Choral: Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh Instrumentation: choir soprano tenor bass orchestra horn oboe da caccia violin viola cello continuo Year: 1725 Occasion: Annunciation Author: text adapted from the hymn by Philipp Nicolai Recordings: click here for recordings of this work German Text: click here (Walter F. Bischof 's Bach Cantatas web site). English Text: click here (Z. Philip Ambrose's Texts of the Complete Vocal Works web site). Next: BWV 2 Previous: BWV 1
BWV 2 Title: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein Category: Cantatas Subcategory: Church Movements: Chorus: Ach, Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein Recitative (tenor): Sie lehren eitel falsche List Aria (alto): Tilg, o Gott, die Lehren Recitative (bass): Die Armen sind verstort Aria (tenor): Durchs Feuer wird das Silber rein Choral: Das wollst du, Gott, bewahren rein Instrumentation: choir alto tenor bass orchestra trombone oboe violin cello continuo Year: 1724 Occasion: second Sunday after Trinity Author: text adapted from hymn by Martin Luther (adaption of 12th psalm) Recordings: click here for recordings of this work German Text: click here (Walter F. Bischof 's Bach Cantatas web site). English Text: click here (Z. Philip Ambrose's Texts of the Complete Vocal Works web site).
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