Prayer The symbol of faith will help you relax and tune in to a special wave, it is read before the main prayer or rituals , it sounds like this:
"I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-Begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, God is true from God is true, begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, It is all the same. We are for the sake of man and ours for the sake of salvation descended from heaven and incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and incarnate. Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, both suffering and buried. And the resurrected on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, and seated at the right hand of the Father. And packs coming with glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord of the Life-Giving, from the Father proceeding from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, the glorified prophets. The Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church is one. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. The resurrection of the dead, and the life of the future age. Amen".
Prayer The symbol of faith is Orthodox and it even has a special interpretation in order to understand what exactly these words mean.
The Interpretation of Prayer The Symbol of Faith
- To believe in God means to have confidence in His presence.
- The second Person of the Holy Trinity is called the Son of God.
- The words under Pontius Pilate denote the time of his crucifixion.
- The Holy Spirit is called the Lord, because he, like the Son of God, is the true God.
- The church is one because one body and one spirit, as you are called to one hope of your calling.
- Baptism is the Sacrament, in which, at the moment of three-fold immersion of the body, it dies for sinful life and is reborn for the spiritual. Baptism has its own prayer of the Creed.
- Resurrection of the dead is the action of God's omnipotence, according to which all the bodies of the dead people, connecting again with their souls, will come to life and will be spiritual and immortal.
- The life of the next century is a life that will be after the Resurrection of the Dead and the Universal Judgment of Christ.
- The word Amen, the concluding symbol of faith, means "Truly so". The Church keeps the Symbol of Faith from apostolic times and will keep it forever.
Prayer at the christening
According to the traditions of the Orthodox Church, the newborn should be baptized or on the eighth day the birthplace or after the fortieth day. At the beginning of the ritual of baptism, the prayer of the Symbol of Faith is always read. The godfather and mother must know it by heart, this is one of the requirements in many temples. Accordingly, when the girl is baptized the word of prayer is read by the godmother, during the baptism of the boy the godfather.
The text of prayer The symbol of faith for the godfather at the christening of a child sounds like this:
"I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages: Light from Light, true God from true God, born, not created, one being with the Father, Himself all created. For the sake of us people and for our salvation came down from heaven, and received flesh from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became a man. Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, both suffering and buried. And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. And he who ascended to heaven, and who sits on the right side of the Father. And again coming with glory, to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord giving life, from the Father proceeding, with the Father and the Son being conjugated and glorified, speaking through the prophets. In a single holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I await the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the future age. Amen. Amen. Amen".
Morning Prayer
To get the strength for the day's accomplishments you need to say these words:
"I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of everything visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only Begotten, from the Father born before all ages, the Light from the Light, the true God from the true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial to the Father, through Whom all things happened.
For us, people, and ours for the sake of salvation descended from heaven, and incarnated from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and incarnate.
Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffering,
And he rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
And he who ascended to heaven, and who sits to the right of the Father.
And again coming with glory to judge the living and the dead, and His Kingdom will have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-giving, from the Father proceeding, with the Father and the Son equally worshiped and glorified, speaking through the prophets.
In a single, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I await the resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century. Amen".