99. Act Of Faith (Authorized For Use In Ireland)
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,
born of the Virgin Mary;
that He suffered and died on a cross,
to redeem and save us;
that He rose 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
with the holy Roman Catholic Church proposes to our belief,
because Thou, my God,
the infallible Truth, as revealed them;
and Thou hast commanded us to hear the Church,
which is the pillar and the ground of truth.
In this faith I am firmly resolved by Thy holy grace to live and die.
Amen.
