1. That there Is one God, a pure spirit. Maker of heaven and earth, without beginning or end, omnipresent, knowing and seeing all, omnipotent, infinite in perfection.
2. That there are three Persons in God, equal, and of the same substance: the Father, the Son, born of the Father, and the Holy Spirit proceeding eternally from the Father and the Son, all three eternal in wisdom and power, and all three the same Lord and the same God.
3. That God created the angels to be with Him forever, that some of them fell and became devils; that God created Adam and Eve, the first parents, placed them in Paradise, wherefrom they were justly banished in consequence of Adam’s sin; therefore we are born in sin and would have been lost had not God sent us a Savior.
4. That the Savior is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, equal to the Father in all things; and perfect Man with a body and soul like ours.
5. That Christ was conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary, by the power of the Holy Spirit, without any man for His father; that Mary remained a pure virgin; that during His life Christ founded the Catholic Church and offered Himself a sacrifice for the sins of the world by dying on the cross to gain mercy, grace, and salvation for us.
6. That after His death and burial He rose to life on the third day, manifested Himself to His disciples for forty days; ascended into heaven, where He continually intercedes for us; whence He sent down the Holy Ghost upon His Apostles to guide them and their successors in truth.
7. That He is the head of the Catholic or Universal Church, His Spirit acting as its director; that
He founded the Church on a rock; that it is always victorious against the powers of death and hell; that it is always One because its members profess one faith, one communion, under one pastor, the successor of St. Peter to whom Christ committed His whole flock; that it is always Holy because it teaches a holy life; that it is Catholic because it has subsisted in all ages, and has taught all nations the truth; that it is Apostolic because it derives doctrines, mission, and succession from the Apostles.
8. That the Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, were deposited by the Apostles with the Church, who is the guardian and protector, interpreter, and judge of all controversies concerning them; as interpreted, these Scriptures, with the teaching of the Church founded on Tradition, must be received by all as the practice and rule of faith.
9. That Christ instituted seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders; Matrimony.
10. That Christ also instituted the sacrifice of His Body and Blood as a remembrance of His death and Passion in the Mass, where every day He is immolated upon the altar, being Himself both priest and victim; that we are united with Him, adore Him, give Him thanks, obtain His grace and mercy in the Mass.
11. That in the Church there is a communion of saints by means of which we communicate with the holy ones in heaven, give thanks to God for His gift to them and beg a share in their prayers; that we communicate with the faithful in purgatory by offering prayers, alms and sacrifice to God for them.
12. That without divine grace we cannot make even one step toward heaven; that all our merits result solely from our co-operation with the grace of God; that Christ died for all men; that God is not the author of sin; that His grace does not take away our free will.
13. That Christ will come from heaven on the last day to judge us all; that the dead, good and bad, shall rise from their graves to be judged according to their works; that the good shall go to heaven, body and soul, to be happy for all eternity; that the wicked shall be condemned, body and soul, to the everlasting torments of hell.