While saying any prayer, and especially the Confiteor, we should bear
in mind that we are in the presence of God, and of His Saints and
Angels, who see us and hear us, though we can not see or hear them.
AN ACT OF FAITH.
Q. 94. Say the Act of Faith.
A. O my God! I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three Divine
persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; I believe that Thy Divine Son
became man, and died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the
living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy
Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, who canst
neither deceive nor be deceived.
Q. 95. Give the substance of an Act of Faith.
A. The substance of an Act of Faith is: I believe all that God has
revealed and the Catholic Church teaches.
Q. 96. Why do we find Acts of Faith of different lengths?
A. We find Acts of Faith of different lengths, because some state more
fully than others what God has revealed and the Church teaches.
AN ACT OF HOPE.
Q. 97. Say the Act of Hope.
A. O my God! relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, I hope to
obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life ever-lasting,
through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.
Q. 98. Give the substance of an Act of Hope.
A. The substance of an Act of Hope is: I hope for heaven and the means
to obtain it.
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