or inferior to the other.

Q. 186. {23} How many persons are there in God?
A. In God there are three Divine persons, really distinct, and equal in
all things--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

Q. 187. What do "divine" and "distinct" mean?
A. "Divine" means pertaining to God, and "distinct" means separate; that
is, not confounded or mixed with any other thing.

Q. 188. {24} Is the Father God?
A. The Father is God and the first Person of the Blessed Trinity.

Q. 189. {25} Is the Son God?
A. The Son is God and the second Person of the Blessed Trinity.

Q. 190. {26} Is the Holy Ghost God?
A. The Holy Ghost is God and the third Person of the Blessed Trinity.

Q. 191. Do "first," "second," and "third" with regard to the persons of
the Blessed Trinity mean that one person existed before the other or
that one is greater than the other?
A. "First," "second," and "third" with regard to the persons of the
Blessed Trinity do not mean that one person was before the other or that
one is greater than the other; for all the persons of the Trinity are
eternal and equal in every respect. These numbers are used to mark the
distinction between the persons, and they show the order in which the
one proceeded from the other.

Q. 192. {27} What do you mean by the Blessed Trinity?