Act of Faith (Christian)

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Not to be confused with Profession of faith (Christianity).
Adoration of the Trinity by Albrecht Dürer (1511)

An act of faith is a prayer in which a person professes the beliefs of Christianity.[1] In the Catholic Church, an individual is required to make an act of faith when they come to the age of accountability.[2] An example of an act of faith is as follows:[3]

O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I believe that your divine Son became man and died for our sins, and that he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the holy Catholic Church teaches, because you have revealed them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen.[3]

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  1. ^ Coulter, Michael L.; Myers, Richard S.; Varacalli, Joseph A. (2012). Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy: Supplement. Scarecrow Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780810882751.
  2. ^ Schouppe, François Xavier (1879). Abridged Course of Religious Instruction, Apologetic, Dogmatic, and Moral: For the Use of Catholic Colleges and Schools. Burns & Oates. p. 351.
  3. ^ a b "Act of Faith". Loyola Press. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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