INTRODUCTION TO THE CREED We exalt you The Mother of the true Light We glorify you O Saint, the Theotokos For you brought forth unto us The Savior of the whole world He came and saved our souls Glory to You, our Master Our King, Christ The pride of the apostles The crown of the martyrs The joy of the righteous The firmness of the churches The forgiveness of sins We proclaim the Holy Trinity In One Godhead We worship Him We glorify Him Lord have mercy Lord have mercy Lord bless. Amen THE ORTHODOX CREED We believe in one God God the Father, the Pantocrator Who created heaven and earth And all things Seen and unseen We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ The Only-Begotten Son of God Begotten of the Father Before all ages Light of Light True God of true God Begotten not created Of one essence with the Father By Whom all things were made Who for us, men And for our salvation Came down from heaven And was incarnated Of the Holy Spirit And of the Virgin Mary And became man And He was crucified for us Under Pontius Pilate Suffered and was buried And on the third day He rose from the dead According to the Scriptures And ascended into the heavens And sits at the right hand of His Father And also He is coming again in His glory To judge the living and the dead Whose kingdom has no end Yes, we believe in the Holy Spirit The Lord, the Giver of Life Who proceeds from the Father Who, with the Father and the Son Is worshipped and glorified Who spoke by the prophets And in one holy Catholic and apostolic church We confess one baptism For the remission of sins We look for the resurrection of the dead And the life of the age to come. Amen