The Catholic Nicene Creed

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The Catholic Nicene Creed

This is the Catholic Nicene Creed, as used in the Roman Catholic Church's liturgy.

This creed is usually called just the "Nicene Creed." It is also called the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, after its origin in the first two Church ecumenical Councils in 325 and 381.

The Catholic Nicene Creed is one of the creeds that can be found in the Handbook of Prayers edited by James Socias.

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of 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.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

The Catechism has a side-by-side comparison of the Catholic Nicene Creed with the Apostles Creed (the link is to that Catechism page on the Vatican's website).

Be sure to see the Athanasian Creed, too. Though lesser-known, it's unique in its detailed and beautiful description of the Holy Trinity.

The Apostles Creed and the Catholic Nicene Creed are the most common creeds used in the daily life of the Roman Catholic Church.

[PAR35]

I’m going to post a series I found on the Apostles’ Creed starting tomorrow.

Please post it as ecumenic. I'll watch for it.

[Das Outsider]

Bad praxis, bad theology.

Why use printed hymnals at all? Why not do like so many megachurches and install a Jumbotron? Follow the bouncing ball to Jesus, folks!

Joking aside, I do agree with your sentiments. Churches of varied denominations, while they may mean well, have become more like the world in their quest to remain "relevant," as they understand the term.

[CharlesWayneCT]

We used the Nicene Creed in the Lutheran Church. I had that memorized, and the Apostles Creed.

We had an entire chanted-sung liturgy that we memorized. I can still do the Pastor’s part, even though I’ve been out of the Lutheran church for over 30 years.

[Salvation]

**Please post it as ecumenic. I’ll watch for it.**

Ecumenic is the name of a person.

I use the word [Ecumenical] an adjective. So that’s the way I will label it.

[PAR35]

Ecumenic is the name of a person. I use the word [Ecumenical] an adjective. So that’s the way I will label it.

I do what the mods tell me to. Although I misspelled it on the first couple of threads that I posted under that category.

[lightman]

Churches of varied denominations, while they may mean well, have become more like the world in their quest to remain "relevant," as they understand the term.

And that is precisely where the bad theology enters in: let culture define Christian faith, teaching, worship, and morality. Yes, ours is an incarational faith but the Word became flesh and dwelt among us full of grace and truth which were not compromised by sharing our flesh.

[Martin Tell]

It is also called the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, after its origin in the first two Church ecumenical Councils in 325 and 381.

Except I notice that the filioque is in this version. "And the Son" was added much later than 381.

[ThomasThomas]

I could argue both sides in a debate on this subject. I like hymnals, I like singing with four parts, but I see people singing with their face buried in a book that they have been singing all their life, 50yrs and more. If we were some place where there were no books they could sing it just fine. But if the hymnal is there that's where their face is.

We started using a projector for songs at my church, what I like about it is that it gets peoples faces up where you can see them when they sing. It makes more like were all singing together.

[ThomasThomas]

We say or sing the Apostles’ Creed most Sundays at my church. This is not very common for a Baptist Church but not unheard of. My pastor did a series on the Apostles Creed that lasted about three months. When I was a kid we went to base chapel on a navy base. This is where I first heard the Apostles Creed. They never explained it in a service. So when I heard the phrase “the quick and dead” and being about 8 I assumed it had something to do with crossing street.

[narses]

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[ModelBreaker]

Interesting. I grew up with the Anglican Nicene creed, which I had thought was identical to the Catholic creed. In our version, before "on the third day", there was an additional sentence. It went:

"He was crucified, dead and buried. He descended into Hell. On the third day, he rose again according to the scriptures . . . "

Note the additional sentence. Was that in the Catholic creed once or was that an Anglican addition? If it was in the Catholic creed, why was it deleted? Have the anglicans deleted it too in a burst of modern-happytime-Christianity?

[Salvation]

The Apostles’ Creed says, “He descended into hell”

Watch for the Ecumenical Series I will post on the Apostles’ Creed starting tomorrow.

[ChurtleDawg]

That is in the Apostles Creed used in the Catholic Missal.

I have also sen it written as “descended to the dead”.

[OpusatFR]

“I have also sen it written as “descended to the dead”.”

It’s used in our church. I still say “descended to the dead” since it is what I learned.

I’d like to know the why of the change theologically.

[Religion Moderator]

This thread was tagged “ecumenic” after Tao Yin’s post. Therefore, your posts are now inappropriate and will be removed.

[Salvation]

**I have also sen it written as “descended to the dead”.**

I have also seen this. I personally like the descended into ‘hell’ version. In my judgment, it doesn’t color it quite so politically correct. And then that’s ornery me.

[Das Outsider]

I have also seen this. I personally like the descended into ‘hell’ version. In my judgment, it doesn’t color it quite so politically correct. And then that’s ornery me.

For what it's worth, we still use the above version, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I suppose it could cause some doctrinal confusion among those who aren't well discipled in their church body, ergo, ongoing Christian education is a must.

[Question_Assumptions]

Unfortunately the Filioque controversy wasn't very helpful for the Church.