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The Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed was drawn up by the Council of Nicaea in 325 and completed at the Council of Constantinople in 381 to answer the Arian claim that the Son was a creature.
I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, 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 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.
And 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.
And 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.
Council of Nicaea (325) and Constantinople (381)
About the prayer
It is the only creed shared by Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutherans, and most Reformed churches, and it is professed at Mass and at the Divine Liturgy every Sunday. Praying it slowly is a way of walking through the whole Christian story — creation, incarnation, cross, resurrection, Spirit, Church, and the life to come — and of standing consciously with the undivided Church of the first centuries.
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