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.
The third part of the Creed speaks of God the Holy Spirit, who is one with the Father and the Son, who is both "Lord" and “the giver of life.” The phrase “and the Son” in the line “who proceeds from the Father and the Son” was added at the Council of Toledo in 589, to express more clearly the belief of the Church in the West that the Spirit proceeds from both Father and Son (in the East, many Churches do not accept this theology).
The last part of the Creed emphasizes the present and future, our place in the saving mystery we profess. We believe in “one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.” We believe that baptism, conferred once, takes away sins. We believe in the resurrection of the dead (St. Paul said, “if the dead are not raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins”). And we believe in “the life of the world to come,” eternal life in heaven.
In the words of the baptismal rite, “This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
