Act of Faith # 4

O my God!

I firmly believe that Thou art one only God,

the Creator and Sovereign Lord of heaven and earth,

infinitely great and infinitely good:

I firmly believe that in Thee,

one only God,

there are three Divine Persons,

really distinct and equal in all things,

the Father,

and the Son,

and the Holy Ghost:

I firmly believe that God the Son,

the second Person of the Most Holy Trinity,

became Man;

that He was conceived by the Holy Ghost,

and was born of the Virgin Mary;

that He suffered and died on a cross

to redeem and save us;

that He arose the third day from the dead;

that He ascended into Heaven;

that He will come at the end

of the world to judge mankind:

that He will reward the good

with eternal happiness,

and condemn the wicked

to the everlasting pains of hell.

I believe these,

and all other articles

which the Holy Catholic Church

proposes to our belief,

because Thou, my God,

the infallible Truth,

hast revealed them;

and Thou hast commanded us

"to hear the Church",

which is "the Pillar and Ground of Truth."

In this Faith I am firmly resolved,

by Thy holy grace,

to live and die.

Amen.