LITURGY OF THE WORD – Profession of Faith

   The Profession of Faith follows the Gospel reading (and Homily, if there is one). It is the Creed of the First Council of Nicea (A.D. 325) revised by the Council of Constantinople (A.D. 381). (It is said on Sundays, on feasts of apostles and doctors who taught it, and such festivals as attracted large attendance.)

   Celebrant. Credo in unum Deum,
   All. Patrem omnipotentem, factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium, et invisibilium.
   Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum.
   Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula.
   Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero.
   Genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri: per quem omnia facta sunt.
   Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis.

   Celebrant. I believe in one God,
   All. the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and 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 of God, light of light, true God of true God;
   Begotten, not made; being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.
   Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven.

   The celebrant (and all) kneel and adore the Word made flesh.

   Celebrant (and All). Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: et homo factus est.

   Celebrant (and All). And was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary; and was made man.

   The celebrant (and all) stand.

   Celebrant (and All). Crucifixus etiam pro nobis; sub Pontio Pilato passus, et sepultus est.
   Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas.
   Et ascendit in caelum: sedet ad dexteram Patris.
   Et iterum venturus est com gloria iudicare vivos, et mortuos: cuius regni non erit finis.
   Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem:
   Qui ex Patre, Filioque procedit.
   Qui cum Patre, et Filio simul adoratur, et conglorificatur.
   Qui locutus est per Prophetas.
   Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam.
   Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum.
   Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum.
   Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.

   Celebrant (and All). He was crucified also for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried.
   And on the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures.
   And ascended into heaven. He sits at the right hand of the Father.
   And he shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead: of whose kingdom there shall be no end.
   And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life.
   Who proceeds from the Father and the Son;
   Who together with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified;
   Who spoke through the Prophets.
   And in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
   I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.
   And I look for the resurrection of the dead.
   And the life of the world to come. Amen.