One God in a Trinity of Persons

Catholics have used Creeds to express the central beliefs of our faith since the first century AD.

1. There is One God in a Trinity of Persons.
2. By means of the Incarnation (Eternal Son of God becoming Flesh), Jesus Christ is true God and true man in an inseparable union through which his sharing in our humanity opens for us a possible sharing in his divinity.
3. Through the Paschal Mystery of Jesus (suffering, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension), he has overcome the powers of sin and death and offers us the gift of salvation which includes the forgiveness of our sins and eternal life.
4. The Holy Spirit is poured out upon us that we might share in the divine life of the Trinity.
5. The Church, as the Mystical Body of Christ, is animated by the Holy Spirit, directed by the Son, and leads us to the Father.