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Profession of Faith – The Creed Let us stand now and profess our faith - I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. Sound familiar? If you’re a Catholic, you could probably recite the rest of that from memory, couldn’t you? But what are those words we say at every Mass? It’s called the Nicene Creed, and it’s a synopsis of the things that we, as Christians believe. The original Nicene Creed was issued in 325 A.D. It was written to clear up a number of heresies going around at that time, particularly Arianism, which denied the divinity of Christ. But that’s not the same thing we say at Mass on Sunday. The Nicene Creed we still recite today came from the Council of Constantinople in 381. The council fathers there added to the Nicene Creed more about the person of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, baptism, the resurrection So, if you’re ever asked what you believe as a Christian, you can give a complete answer in about sixty seconds…with the Nicene Creed! For further study: CCC 199-1065 *Note: The whole creed is broken down phrase by phrase in great detail in the Catechism. We would do well to take the time to read and study it! 43 and eternal life. Notes


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