By Iliana Airey The Apostle’s Creed can seem a bit intimidating because it’s such a long prayer, but it doesn’t have to be! It’s basically a prayer that reminds us, as Christians, who we worship and why.
We say the prayer at mass as a reminder that we are still sinners in need of God’s mercy, but that He forgives each and every sin we make. Our sins are forgiven because the Lord loves us so much that He chose to die for them so that we could go to Heaven and be with Him for eternity. Throughout the prayer, we get to walk through the Passion of Christ. We’re actively participating in remembering His death and why He chose to be crucified for us. I seriously think this prayer is so beautiful! We get to declare our love for Jesus every time we say it! We’re recognizing that we are sinners and we ask Jesus to forgive our sins. I included the prayer below and some explanations for each line. “I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Here, we are recognizing that God is with us always and declaring that we whole-heartedly believe in Him. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, This is when the Angel Gabriel told Mary about God’s plan for her and she agreed to give birth to the Son of God. suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. Here, we remember how Pontius Pilate decided to crucify Jesus, that He died on the cross for our sins, and was placed in a tomb. He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead, He ascended in heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; At this part, we acknowledge the fact that Jesus did indeed go to Hell, was raised after three days, and went to Heaven and sits beside God, His Father. from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. Here, we declare that we believe that Jesus is coming again to judge us all, though we don’t know when. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.” Finally, we declare that the Holy Spirit, the Catholic Church, how Jesus forgives all sins, and life in Heaven is all real and that we believe in it all. I hope this helped you at least a little bit to help understand why this prayer is so important (and cool)! You guys are all in my prayers :).
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