V.   Sacraments

Trust is the second of the seven (7) Key Sacraments also known as the Keys of Heaven. The Sacrament of Trust is the Key that unlocks the Living Virtue of Honesty. It is present in all fourteen of the Cardinal Sacraments and specifically in the most sacred Apostolic Life Sacrament of Adventus. The Sacrament of Trust may also be granted and conferred on its own in accordance with these Canons and associated approved liturgy.

The purpose of the sacrament of Trust is the formal recognition and blessing of a relationship and agreement whereby certain Form, Rights and Obligations are lawfully conveyed to the control of one or more Persons as administrators for the benefit of one or more other Persons. The meaning of Trust is derived from two Latin words tre(s) meaning “three” and est/edo meaning “put forth, discharge, emit, give birth to, produce, declare, cause, perform, promulgate”. Hence Trust literally means “to put forth, produce, declare, cause, perform, promulgate three times”.

The sacrament of Trust comprises the completion of three separate and deliberate Acts in order: Act One being the Act of Intent, Act Two being the Act of Purpose and Act Three being the Act of Delivery:

(i) The Act of Intent as Act One is the active presence of will in the minds of those choosing to grant, entrust and those willing to accept such presents; and

(ii) The Act of Purpose as Act Two is the active presence of reason for the existence of a formal fiduciary agreement; and

(iii) The Act of Delivery as Act Three is the existence of some kind of property conveyed into the trust for administration in accordance with the intention and purpose first stated .