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mdgspencer
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I have wondered sometimes why we say the creed during the mass. It doesn’ t seem to be a prayer. And I already believe everything in it. What, do you think, is its purpose? Just something I have wondered about.
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nicolep
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I’m sure five hundred people will correct me if I’m wrong, so here I go -
The Creed was developed to directly speak against heresy. Every time the Creed is said, we are stating in one voice what we all believe. It is another part of Mass that shows we are a community.
The Creed was developed to directly speak against heresy. Every time the Creed is said, we are stating in one voice what we all believe. It is another part of Mass that shows we are a community.
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jpjd
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The Nicene Creed is also called the Profession of Faith. It is a statement, and yes also a prayer, of what Catholics believe.
If you take every sentence of it and delve into it, you will find doctrines of the Church is summarized in the Creed. It is important to know and believe and publicly proclaim just what your faith is all about. That is why we say the Creed.
If you take every sentence of it and delve into it, you will find doctrines of the Church is summarized in the Creed. It is important to know and believe and publicly proclaim just what your faith is all about. That is why we say the Creed.
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Rolltide
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The Nicene Creed was created in the early 300s AD as a result of the many heresies that were rampant at the time. A basic question was asked: “What is the bare minimum that one must believe in order to be considered Christian?” The Creed summarizes each of those essential points. Virtually every word in the Creed was carefully crafted to address a specific belief or counter a specific heresy.
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quiet52
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“Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi.” We believe as we pray, and prclaiming the Creed during the celebration of the Mass reminds us what we treasure in faith.
from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
cuf.org/faithfacts/details_view.asp?ffID=191
from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
1124 The Church’s faith precedes the faith of the believer who is invited to adhere to it. When the Church celebrates the sacraments, she confesses the faith received from the apostles - whence the ancient saying: lex orandi, lex credendi (or: legem credendi lex statuat supplicandi, according to Prosper of Aquitaine [5th cent.]). The law of prayer is the law of faith: the Church believes as she prays. Liturgy is a constitutive element of the holy and living Tradition.
archden.org/archbishop/docs/9_11_02_missal1.htm1126 Likewise, since the sacraments express and develop the communion of faith in the Church, the lex orandi is one of the essential criteria of the dialogue that seeks to restore the unity of Christians.
cuf.org/faithfacts/details_view.asp?ffID=191
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bpbasilphx
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All of the classical Eucharistic rites, including those of the non-Chalcedonian Eastern Churches, use the Nicene Creed.
The Armenians even use the anathemas.
The Armenians even use the anathemas.
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btdn
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There is also a grant of a partial indulgence.
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AbeleHomeschool
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What are your thoughts about Home Mass presented by EWTN. On the radio and TV at 6 AM Mass is celebrated I listen and participate daily. The only thing I am missing is the physical Body and Blood of Christ.God Bless Donna
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