29. Belief in the Triune God

Belief in the Triune God

YOUCAT Catechism + Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 29

Ave Maria Series

29.  What does the Nicene (Nicene-Constantinopolitan) Creed say?

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.  God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made.  For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.  He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.  He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.  I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.  I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome.  By Catholic tradition, the basilica is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the first Bishop of Rome and therefore first in the line of the popes. Tradition and strong historical evidence hold that St. Peter’s tomb is directly below the altar of the basilica. There has been a church on this site since the time of Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica, replacing the Old St. Peters’ Basilica of the 4th century, began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.           …..29