Faith
The Nicene Creed 325 AD
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and 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 of Light, true God of true God,
begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father,
by whom all things were made;
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven,
and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man;
and was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate,
suffered and was buried;
and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures;
and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father;
and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead;
Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life,
Who proceeds from the Father,
Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,
Who spoke by the prophets.
In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalm 91:1-2Saints Who Share My Name
Saint Justin Martyr
The Philosopher
165 AD, Rome
A former pagan philosopher who found the fullness of truth in Christ. He opened one of the earliest known Christian schools and wrote brilliant defenses of the faith to the Roman emperors. He was beheaded for refusing to sacrifice to the gods.
Saint Justinian the Emperor
The Great
565 AD, Constantinople
The last Roman emperor to rule over both East and West, builder of Hagia Sophia, codifier of Roman law, and defender of the orthodox faith. His reign is remembered as the high point of Byzantine Christian civilization.
