The Professio Fidei

with the 

Three Concluding Propositions

I, N., with firm faith believe and profess each and everything that is contained in the Symbol of faith, namely:





The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed



I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible; and in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, the only-begotten, born of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father, and through whom all things were made.  For us men and for our salvation He came down from heaven and was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man.  He was also crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.  He rose again on the third day according to the scriptures, and He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.  He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, and of His kingdom there will be no end.  I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets.  I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.  I profess one baptism for the remission of sins.  I expect the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.  Amen.





The Three Additional or Concluding Propositions



With firm faith, I also believe everything contained in the Word of God, whether written or handed down in Tradition, which the Church, either by a solemn judgment or by the Ordinary and Universal Magisterium, sets forth to be believed as divinely revealed.


I also firmly accept and hold each and everything definitively proposed by the Church regarding teachings on faith and morals.


Moreover, I adhere with religious submission of will and intellect to the teachings which either the Roman Pontiff or the College of Bishop enunciate when they exercise their authentic Magisterium, even if they do not intend to proclaim these teachings by a definitive act. 











The Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople I

Alternate English Translation of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan 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.