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Everyday prayers

Acts of faith, hope and love

_Faith_
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.

_Hope_
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 everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.

_Love_
O my God, I love thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because thou art all good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured. Amen.

Text: the Baltimore Catechism (1885), public domain.

About this prayer

Three short acts of the virtues St Paul names in 1 Corinthians 13:13, faith, hope and love, in the form taught by the Baltimore Catechism of 1885. Generations of Catholics learned them by heart and said them in their morning and evening prayers. Each act states what we believe, hope for or love, and the reason why.

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