Nicene Creed Profession of Faith

We believe in God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and all that is seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial one in Being 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 he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfilment of 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.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

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The background story of Nicene Creed Profession of Faith

Nicene Creed Profession of Faith is a fundamental prayer in the Catholic Church. The creed was first formulated in A.D. 325 in Nicaea, a town that is now Iznik, Turkey.

The council of Nicaea was convened by Emperor Constantine to address the Arian heresy, which denied Jesus’ divinity. The creed was formulated to affirm the orthodox belief that Jesus was both fully human and fully divine.

Over the years, the creed has been revised and expanded upon. The most significant change was made at the Council of Constantinople in 381, where the section on the Holy Spirit was added. This expanded version of the creed is now known as the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed.

Today, the Nicene Creed is recited at every Sunday Mass and is considered one of the foundational prayers of the Catholic faith. It is a statement of belief that unites Catholics all over the world in the core doctrines of the faith.

As Catholics recite the Nicene Creed, they profess their belief in the Holy Trinity, the virgin birth, the death and resurrection of Jesus, and the hope of eternal life. It is a powerful prayer that connects Catholics to the earliest days of their faith and affirms the Church’s core teachings.