saints; that is to say. that every one of the faithful who is in a state of grace participates in the merits of all the just. I believe that God remits the sins of those who offend Him, so soon as they repent of them. I believe in the seven sacraments by means of which the grace of Jesus Christ is communicated to us. I believe the Ten Commandments of the Decalogue. I believe, finally, all that the holy Church believes. I thank Thee, O my God, for having made me a Christian, and I protest that I desire to live and die in this holy faith.
A Shorter Act of Faith.
I believe all that the Church teaches us to believe, because Thou hast revealed all to us. Nor do I pretend to comprehend intellectually those mysteries which are above my mind; it is enough that Thou hast said so. I pray Thee to increase Thy faith in me.
Act of Loving Faith.
MY beloved Redeemer, O life of my soul, I firmly believe that Thou art the only good worthy of being loved. I believe that Thou art the greatest lover of my soul, since through love alone Thou didst die, overwhelmed with sorrows, for love of me. I believe there is no greater blessing in this world, or in the next, than to love Thee, and to do Thy adorable will. All this I believe most firmly; so that I renounce all things, that I may belong wholly to Thee, and that I may possess Thee alone. Help me through the merits of Thy sacred Passion, and make me such as Thou wouldst have me to be. I believe in Thee, O infallible Truth! I trust in Thee, O Infinite Mercy! I love Thee, O Infinite Goodness! O Infinite Love, I give myself wholly to Thee, Who hast wholly given Thyself to me in Thy Passion, and in the holy Sacrament of the Altar.
