On the Articles of the Creed

74. What method shall we follow in order the better to understand the œcumenical Creed? We must notice its division into twelve articles or parts, and consider each article separately. 75. What is spoken of in each several article of the Creed? The first article of the Creed speaks of God as the prime origin, more particularly of the first Person of the Holy Trinity, God the Father, and of God as the Creator of the world; The second article, of the second Person of the Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, the Son of God; The third article, of the incarnation of the Son of God; The fourth article, of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ; The fifth article, of the resurrection of Jesus Christ; The sixth article, of the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven; The seventh article, of the second coming of Jesus Christ upon earth; The eighth article, of the third Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Ghost; The ninth article, of the Church; The tenth article, of Baptism, under which are implied the other Sacraments also; The eleventh article, of the future resurrection of the dead; The twelfth article, of the life everlasting.