Is there a résumé of these essential truths which treat of faith and conduct?
Yes, it is the Apostles' Creed or the "I believe" (I. 6).
What is the Apostles' Creed?
It is the following, such as the Catholic Church recites every day:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ, His only-begotten Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost; was born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Is the recitation of the Apostles' Creed an act of faith "par excellence"?
Yes, indeed it cannot be sufficiently recommended to the faithful for their daily practice.
Is it possible to make a short and concise act of faith?
Yes; the following in the form of an act of homage to God is excellent: "O my God, I believe, on Thy word, all that Thou hast revealed to us, because of Thyself who hast promised to be some day our perfect happiness."
Next - The Catechism of the Summa -SECOND SECTION - A DETAILED SURVEY OF MAN'S RETURN TO GOD -II. OF FAITH AND ITS NATURE: OF THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR AN ACT OF FAITH; OF THE "I BELIEVE" AND THE FORMULA OF AN ACT OF FAITH; OF THE SINS OPPOSED TO FAITH: VIZ., INFIDELITY, HERESY, APOSTASY, AND BLASPHEMY (G)
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