The Nicene Creed confesses the Church's faith. This traditional English form is from older Catholic prayer books (not modern ICEL). The Prayer I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; by Whom all things were made

The Act of Faith is a short profession of the truths God has revealed: one God in three Persons, the Incarnation, and the redemption won by Jesus Christ. It is one of the traditional "acts" that Catholics have learned by heart since childhood. By praying it we assent to everything the Church teaches, not because we understand it all, but because God, who can neither deceive nor be deceived, has revealed it. Pray it as part of your morning or evening prayers, before Mass, in t

The Apostles’ Creed summarizes the faith handed down from the earliest Church. Catholics recite it at the start of the Rosary and in many morning and evening prayers. Let each article settle in the mind—creation, Incarnation, Cross, Resurrection, Church, and everlasting life. The Prayer I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Po