“And the Holy Spirit”
The final statement of Nicea on the Holy Spirit invites a reflection on His role in the Nativity and Mary as the new Ark of the Covenant
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“Will come to judge the living and the dead”
“For us men and for our salvation” sums up the purpose of Christ’s Incarnation and provides the endpoint of the whole Old Covenant
“Rose again and ascended into heaven”
“For us men and for our salvation” sums up the purpose of Christ’s Incarnation and provides the endpoint of the whole Old Covenant
“For us men and our salvation”
“For us men and for our salvation” sums up the purpose of Christ’s Incarnation and provides the endpoint of the whole Old Covenant
“Through whom all things were made”
The Creed draws our attention to the Son’s role in creation, revealing the Love of the Trinity as its source
“Begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father”
A reflection on the analogy and difference between divine and human generation, based on the central phrase of the Nicene creed: “begotten, not made”
“God from God, light from Light…”
The third post celebrating the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea looks at the relationship and generativity that defines the Holy Trinity
“and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten of the Father…”
The second post celebrating the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea links the Nicene symbol with Passiontide and the Jubilee Year
“We believe in one God the Father Almighty”
In the first of a series of posts celebrating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea, we examine the opening statement of Nicea’s Creed