Oratio Latina · Translatio

Acts of Faith, Hope and Charity

The three theological virtues explicitly directed to God.

Today in the Church’s prayer

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Latina

Deus meus, credo firmissime omnia et singula quae Tu revelasti et quae sancta Ecclesia catholica credenda proponit, quia Tu es ipsa Veritas, quae nec falli nec fallere potest.

Deus meus, spero, per merita Iesu Christi, a bonitate Tua vitam aeternam et gratias necessarias ad eam consequendam, quia Tu es omnipotens, fidelis et misericors.

Deus meus, amo Te super omnia ex toto corde, quia Tu es infinite bonus et omni amore dignus; et propter Te amo proximum meum sicut me ipsum.

English

O my God, I firmly believe all the truths that Thou hast revealed and that the holy Catholic Church proposes for belief, because Thou art Truth itself, who canst neither deceive nor be deceived.

O my God, relying on the merits of Jesus Christ, I hope from Thy goodness for eternal life and the graces necessary to attain it, because Thou art almighty, faithful and merciful.

O my God, I love Thee above all things with my whole heart, because Thou art infinitely good and worthy of all love; and for Thy sake I love my neighbour as myself.