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Friends,
This video clip concludes my personal reflections on the articles of the Nicene Creed. I sincerely hope these 29 clips have been a worthwhile use of your time and have encouraged you to explore more deeply the richness and profundity of our faith as professed in the Creed.
This project has truly been a blessing for me as well. Writing the scripts and producing these videos helped me to appreciate more fully the faith I received from my family, nurtured by my home parish, formed in the seminary, and lived out through my priestly ministry.
I sincerely thank all who have dedicated some of your precious time to watch the clips. For those who have not yet seen them, they will remain available on YouTube for many years. You can access them through the parish website links whenever you wish.
I am grateful to have dedicated this small portion of my life to this spiritual work. My hope is that, as you recite the Creed in the coming Sunday Masses, you will be able to reflect upon it and pray it more deeply.
May God bless you!
Fr. Arul Rajan Peter
Contemplating ‘life after death’ brings to my mind depictions of heaven, such as ‘St. Peter at the Pearly Gates’ and ‘The City of God’ by St. Augustine.
When I was conceived, God created my soul and infused it into my body. My soul, being immortal, will live forever.
I was baptized as an infant, a moment that set me free from original sin and began my new life in Christ. It bestowed sanctifying grace and left an indelible mark on my soul.
In the Nicene Creed, we identify the four marks of the Church. They are qualities that Jesus Christ shares with his Church through the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit worked in the hearts and minds of the prophets of the Old Testament, just as He did among the early Christians and continues to do in our lives today. This article of the Creed highlights the connection between the Spirit’s presence in the Old Testament and in the New Testament.
The direct translation of this phrase from the Greek is, “Together with the Father, He is worshiped and glorified.”
The original Creed of Nicaea (A.D. 325) concluded with the declaration of belief: “And in the Holy Spirit.” Later, the Creed of Constantinople (A.D. 381) expanded this statement, affirming: “And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father.”