Nicene Creed

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.

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Catechism

SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
CHAPTER ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER
Article 1 "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD
Paragraph 2. THE FATHER
Paragraph 3. THE ALMIGHTY
Paragraph 4. THE CREATOR
Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH
Paragraph 6. MAN
Paragraph 7. THE FALL
CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GODARTICLE 2 "AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD"I. Jesus
II. Christ
III. The Only Son of God
IV. Lord
IN BRIEF
Article 3 "HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"Paragraph 1. THE SON OF GOD BECAME MAN
Paragraph 2. "CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"
Paragraph 3. THE MYSTERIES OF CHRIST'S LIFE
Article 4 "JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED"Paragraph 1. JESUS AND ISRAEL
Paragraph 2. JESUS DIED CRUCIFIED
Paragraph 3. JESUS CHRIST WAS BURIED
Article 5 "HE DESCENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN"Paragraph 1. CHRIST DESCENDED INTO HELL
Paragraph 2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD
Article 6 "HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER"
IN BRIEF
Article 7 "FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAlN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD"I. He Will Come Again in Glory
II. To Judge the Living and the Dead
IN BRIEF
CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRITARTICLE 8 "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT"I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit
II. The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
III. God's Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises
IV. The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time
V. The Spirit and the Church In the Last Days
IN BRIEF
Article 9 "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"Paragraph 1. THE CHURCH IN GOD'S PLAN
Paragraph 2. THE CHURCH - PEOPLE OF GOD, BODY OF CHRIST, TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Paragraph 3. THE CHURCH IS ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC
Paragraph 4. CHRIST'S FAITHFUL - HIERARCHY, LAITY, CONSECRATED LIFE
Paragraph 5. THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS
Paragraph 6. MARY - MOTHER OF CHRIST, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
Article 10 "I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS"I. One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins
II. The Power of the Keys
Article 11 "I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY"I. Christ's Resurrection and Ours
II. Dying in Christ Jesus
IN BRIEF
Article 12 "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING"I. The Particular Judgment
II. Heaven
III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory
IV. Hell
V. The Last Judgment
VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth
IN BRIEF
"Amen"
SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS

• CHAPTER ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER
  • Article 1 "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"
    • Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD
    • Paragraph 2. THE FATHER
    • Paragraph 3. THE ALMIGHTY
    • Paragraph 4. THE CREATOR
    • Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH
    • Paragraph 6. MAN
    • Paragraph 7. THE FALL
      
      
• CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
  • ARTICLE 2 "AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD"
    • I. Jesus
    • II. Christ
    • III. The Only Son of God
    • IV. Lord
    • IN BRIEF
      
      
  • Article 3 "HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"
    • Paragraph 1. THE SON OF GOD BECAME MAN
    • Paragraph 2. "CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"
    • Paragraph 3. THE MYSTERIES OF CHRIST'S LIFE
      
      
  • Article 4 "JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED"
    • Paragraph 1. JESUS AND ISRAEL
    • Paragraph 2. JESUS DIED CRUCIFIED
    • Paragraph 3. JESUS CHRIST WAS BURIED
      
      
  • Article 5 "HE DESCENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN"
    • Paragraph 1. CHRIST DESCENDED INTO HELL
    • Paragraph 2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD
      
      
  • Article 6 "HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER"
    • IN BRIEF
      
      
  • Article 7 "FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAlN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD"
    • I. He Will Come Again in Glory
    • II. To Judge the Living and the Dead
    • IN BRIEF
      
      
• CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
  • ARTICLE 8 "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT"
    • I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit
    • II. The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
    • III. God's Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises
    • IV. The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time
    • V. The Spirit and the Church In the Last Days
    • IN BRIEF
      
      
  • Article 9 "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"
    • Paragraph 1. THE CHURCH IN GOD'S PLAN
    • Paragraph 2. THE CHURCH - PEOPLE OF GOD, BODY OF CHRIST, TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
    • Paragraph 3. THE CHURCH IS ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC
    • Paragraph 4. CHRIST'S FAITHFUL - HIERARCHY, LAITY, CONSECRATED LIFE
    • Paragraph 5. THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS
    • Paragraph 6. MARY - MOTHER OF CHRIST, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
      
      
  • Article 10 "I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS"
    • I. One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins
    • II. The Power of the Keys
      
      
  • Article 11 "I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY"
    • I. Christ's Resurrection and Ours
    • II. Dying in Christ Jesus
    • IN BRIEF
      
      
  • Article 12 "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING"
    • I. The Particular Judgment
    • II. Heaven
    • III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory
    • IV. Hell
    • V. The Last Judgment
    • VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth
    • IN BRIEF
    • "Amen"

Canon Law

PART II : THE OTHER ACTS OF DIVINE WORSHIP

TITLE I: SACRAMENTALS (Cann. 1166 - 1172)

TITLE II. THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS (Cann. 1173 - 1175)

TITLE III. ECCLESIASTICAL FUNERALS (Cann. 1176 - 1185)

CHAPTER I. THE CELEBRATION OF FUNERALS

CHAPTER II. THOSE TO WHOM ECCLESIASTICAL FUNERALS MUST BE GRANTED OR DENIED


TITLE IV. THE VENERATION OF THE SAINTS, SACRED IMAGES, AND RELICS (Cann. 1186 - 1190)

TITLE V. A VOW AND AN OATH (Cann. 1191 - 1204)

CHAPTER I. A VOW

CHAPTER II. AN OATH


PART III : SACRED PLACES AND TIMES

TITLE I: SACRED PLACES (Cann. 1205 - 1243)

CHAPTER I. CHURCHES

CHAPTER II. ORATORIES AND PRIVATE CHAPELS

CHAPTER III. SHRINES

CHAPTER IV. ALTARS

CHAPTER V. CEMETERIES


TITLE II. SACRED TIMES (Cann. 1244 - 1258)

CHAPTER I. Feast Days

CHAPTER II. Days of Penance