Can anyone tell me the right Creed for Mass?

[jdlgolfs]

I am a very recent convert from Evangelicalism and have noticed that each of the 3 Catholic Churches I’ve attended in my area recite the Creed slightly differently at mass - one seems to add parts of the Apostolic Creed not usually found in the Nicene…

Can someone point me to a place on line that has the Creed for Mass, I’d like to memorize the “official” version.

Thanks!

 

[palmas85]

jdlgolfs:

I am a very recent convert from Evangelicalism and have noticed that each of the 3 Catholic Churches I’ve attended in my area recite the Creed slightly differently at mass - one seems to add parts of the Apostolic Creed not usually found in the Nicene…

Can someone point me to a place on line that has the Creed for Mass, I’d like to memorize the “official” version.

Thanks!

The Creed normally said is the Nicene Creed, thats the long one. Sometimes, particularly if children are there, they will say the Apostles Creed, a much shorter version. The Apostles Creed is also said during the rosary. I believe, I’m not sure, and maybe someone can correct me, that in the Byzantine Rite they use a different creed, the Athanasian maybe? I’m not sure on that though.

 

[mgarstin]

Credo, in Latin!!! That is the official Creed, the purest form.

 

[jdlgolfs]

Can someone point me to a place on-line that has the Creed for Mass, I’d like to memorize the “official” version.

Thanks!

 

[palmas85]

The Nicene Creed

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,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with 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 worshiped 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.

Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell: The third day he rose again from the dead:
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead: I believe in the Holy Ghost:I believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints: The forgiveness of sins:
The resurrection of the body: And the life everlasting. Amen.
Nicene Creed

Nicene Creed (Latin Version)
Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem coeli et terrae, visibilium omnium, et invisibilium. Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum, not factum, consubstantialem Patri: per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem descendit de coelis. ET INCARNATUS EST DE SPIRITU SANCTO EX MARIA VIRGINE: ET HOMO FACTUS EST. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis, sub Pontio Pilato passus, et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in coelum: sedet ad desteram Patris. Et iterum venturus est com gloria, judicare vivos et mortuos: cujus regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem: qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per prophetas. Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum. Et vitam ventura saeculi. Amen

Hope this helps

 

[thistle]

The GIRM does not specify which Creed is to be used. In our church it is always the Apostles Creed we use.

 

[SMHW]

I believe it is the bishops of a country that decide which creed should be said at Mass.

At the moment the usual creed said in the United States (for Latin rite Catholics) is the Nicene Creed. In Canada I believe the Apostles Creed is used. I have no idea what is done in other countries.

 

[Dr.Bombay]

The Nicene Creed

For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:

Doing a little editing for inclusive language, palmas?

I know they’re going to drop it in the new English translation, but for the time being, the correct wording is:

For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven.

Which, I believe, is actually closer to the Latin text.

ICEL giveth and ICEL taketh away.

 

[palmas85]

Dr. Bombay:

Doing a little editing for inclusive language, palmas?

I know they’re going to drop it in the new English translation, but for the time being, the correct wording is:

For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven.

Which, I believe, is actually closer to the Latin text.

ICEL giveth and ICEL taketh away.

oops, I assumed, and you know what that means, that he wanted the text tht more than likely would be used. Oh well, you know how us liberals are who would have thought, me of all people trumpeting inclusive language, oh well…

Happy New Years

 

[Katie1723]

In my parish, it’s the Nicene creed. If it is a children’s Mass, then the Apostles Creed is the preferred form.
~ Kathy ~

 

[jdlgolfs]

Thanks for everyone’s (name removed by moderator)ut and the replies - yesterday I found it posted on the net, along with all the main prayers of the mass. If anyone is interested they can find the information at this excellent site:

saintaquinas.com/prayers.html

Thank you again, and God Bless!

 

[SnorterLuster]

…and a slightly different version from the 1962 Missal.

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things, visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. And born of the Father, before all ages.
God of God: Light of Light: true God of true God.
Begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father, by whom all things were made.
Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven.
Here kneel down.
And became incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary: and was made man.
He was crucified also for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried.
And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures.
And ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father.
And He shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, of whose kingdom there shall be no end.
And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, proceeding from the Father and the Son.
Who together, with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified: Who spoke by the prophets.
And in one, holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead.
† And the life of the world to come. Amen.

 

[AJV]

palmas85:

T believe, I’m not sure, and maybe someone can correct me, that in the Byzantine Rite they use a different creed, the Athanasian maybe? I’m not sure on that though.

I think it’s the same(Nicene) with the omission of the filioque

I take it that the OP meant churches in the Latin rite? Because the creeds said liturgically by some of the Eatern churches have the same basic format but add/substract some stuff.

For example, the Armenians say(differences in bold):

We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten of God the Father, only-begotten, that is of the substance of the Father.

God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten *( Latin:before all ages)*and not made; of the same nature of the Father, by whom all things came into being in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible;

Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, took body, became man, was born perfectly of the holy Virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit.
**
By whom he took body, soul and mind and everything that is in man, truly and not in semblance.**

He suffered and was crucified and was buried and rose again on the third day and ascended into heaven with the same body and sat at the right hand of the Father.

He is to come with the same body and with the glory of the Father to judge the living and the dead; of His kingdom there is no end.

We believe also in the Holy Spirit, **the uncreated and the perfect; who spoke through the Law and through the Prophets and through the Gospels;

Who came down upon the Jordan, preached through the apostles and dwelled in the saints.**

We believe also in only one catholic and apostolic holy Church;

In one baptism with repentance for the remission and forgiveness of sins;

In the resurrection of the dead, in the everlasting judgment of souls and bodies, in the kingdom of heaven and in the life eternal.

 

[Corki]

thistle:

The GIRM does not specify which Creed is to be used. In our church it is always the Apostles Creed we use.

I think it might depend on where you live. In the US, the Nicene creed is required to be said at all Sunday Masses and some Holy Days. There are some LIMITED exceptions, such as (as was mentioned above) one of the approved Liturgies for Children is being used.