We believe in one god,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of Heaven and earth,
of all that is seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from Heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became flesh.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

This prayer describes God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, or as we know Them, the Holy Trinity. The New Testament teaches us that each of the Persons is presented as having qualities that can only belong to God. We believe in God as our Father (creating and accepting us as love-worthy human beings), our Savior (giving us His Word so that we can listen and be free to choose union with God and brotherhood with our neighbors), and as our Sanctifier (dying for our sins so that we might have eternal life).

Also central to our faith is the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Lord and ourselves. This mother,. Who saw her own Son die for the rest of her children, is waiting and preparing a home for us all. She is, in the words of Vatican II, our "sign of certain hope and comfort".