There is no other God, there never was and there never will be, than God the Father, unbegotten and without beginning, from whom is all beginning, holding all things as we have learned; and his son Jesus Christ whom we declare to have been always with the Father and to have been begotten spiritually by the Father in a way that baffles description, before the beginning of the world, before all beginning; and through him are made all things, visible and invisible. He was made man, defeated death and was received into heaven by the Father, who has given him all power over all names in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue should acknowledge to him that Jesus Christ is the Lord of God. We believe in him and we look for his coming soon as judge of the living and the dead, who will treat every man according to his deeds. He has poured out the Holy Spirit on us in abundance, the gift and guarantee of eternal life, who makes those who believe and obey sons of God and joint heirs with Christ. We acknowledge and adore him as one God in the Trinity of the holy name.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
