Symbolum Nicaenum

Professed by the faithful at every Sunday Mass.

The Nicene Creed is the most authoritative profession of Christian faith, produced by the Councils of Nicaea (325) and Constantinople (381) to articulate the Church’s definitive teaching on the Trinity — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — against the Arian heresy.

The Prayer

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.

About This Prayer

The Nicene Creed is professed at every Sunday Mass and solemnity as the definitive statement of Catholic faith. The Council of Nicaea (325) defined the full divinity of the Son; Constantinople (381) added the article on the Holy Spirit.