There is no exact parallel in nature to the Incarnation of the Second Divine Person, but there are some comparisons which partially represent it; and these may be used cautiously, if we remember that they are not adequate images of it. The Incarnation is likened to three persons who invest one among themselves with a new and special robe. The three Divine Persons all operate in investing the Second Person, God the Son, with the additional garment of human nature. Holy Scripture speaks of the Divine Humanity as a garment. "Who is this that cometh up from Edom, with dyed garments from Bosra, this beautiful One in His robe, walking in the greatness of His strength? I that speak justice and am a defender to save. Why then is Thy apparel red, and Thy garments like theirs that tread in the wine-press ?" (Isa. Ixiii. 1, 2). St. John also speaks of the Word of God as having "on His garment and on His thigh written, King of kings and Lord of lords" (Apoc. xix. 16). God the Son, on entering this world, assumed human nature as a garment that made Him visible to us while cloaking the glory of His Divinity. It was something exterior and different from His divine nature; and when it was rent in the Passion, the personality of the Word still remained un-defiled and impassible. Thank Our Lord for thus divesting Himself of the royal garment of His glory, and putting on the lowly apparel that you wear. When you approach Him, divest yourself of your pride and supposed grandeur and merits, and clothe yourself in humility so as to be like to Him.
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Kathy and Colleen growing up in Sioux City, Iowa in the 1950s. The photo was taken by my father-in-law William A. Dennison. Eventually Kathy (L) grew up and became my wife. We were married at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City - and it still stands.
