Symbolum Apostolorum
The Apostles' Creed
The ancient baptismal symbol of the Roman Church, a summary of the Faith in twelve articles.
Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae.
Et in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum,
qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine,
passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus,
descendit ad inferos,
tertia die resurrexit a mortuis,
ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis,
inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum,
sanctam Ecclesiam Catholicam, sanctorum communionem,
remissionem peccatorum,
carnis resurrectionem,
vitam aeternam.
Amen.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell;
the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
Translation source: fisheaters.com/prayers.html
About this prayer
The Apostles' Creed is the most venerable summary of the Christian Faith, professed at Baptism and woven through the daily prayer of the Church. An ancient tradition holds that the Twelve Apostles composed it together before they parted to preach to the nations, each contributing an article, and for this reason it has borne their name since at least the fourth century. Whatever its precise origin, it grew from the baptismal questions of the Church at Rome, the Old Roman Symbol, by which converts confessed their belief in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost before descending into the font.
In a few short clauses it traces the whole work of God: the creation by the Father; the Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of the Son; and the sanctification wrought by the Holy Ghost in the Church, the forgiveness of sins, and the life everlasting. The faithful profess it at the beginning of the Holy Rosary, holding the crucifix, and it is said at Prime and at Compline in the traditional Office. It is to be distinguished from the longer Nicene Creed sung at Mass, though both confess one and the same unchanging Faith.