I believe in one God:

The Father, The Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day, he rose again. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit

The holy catholic church

The communion of saints

The forgiveness of sins

The resurrection of the body

And live everlasting.

Amen.

Why do we profess these things? Do we profess them because our family does? Do we profess them because we always have? Do we profess them because we hope they help us somehow in life? Do we even have a reason?
In other words, are we liars and hypocrites?

Or do we profess these things because we mean that we believe?

When we genuflect, do we genuflect out of habit, or to meet an expectation? Do we genuflect because a real person, the King of the Universe and our Savior, who has lived and died for us, GOD, is present in front of us –

the Body that was tortured and severed and beaten and gloriously made new

the Blood that spattered over wood and iron, flesh and sand and rock, that ran down the hands and feet, face, arms and lips of an innocent man, out of terrible wounds, that was shed in our stead by God Incarnate

the Soul of God Incarnate

the divinity of Jesus Christ

- do we genuflect out of love and humility because we believe that these beautiful gifts are really and truly present in front of us?

When we say the name of Jesus Christ, do we realize what power we are wielding?

When we say, “I believe,” do we truly mean it? That we mean that we live according to these beliefs? That “if we live, we live for the lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord”? (Rm. 14: 8 )

Do we, really?

If we do not live and die by the words which we profess to believe, then why profess them at all?

If we profess true love for Christ, then we must live by those words.

If we profess a desire to do His will, then we must patiently wait for Him to reveal it to us.

If we profess a desire to be with Christ, then we must treasure what time we spend with Him in the Holy Eucharist.

If we profess belief in the power of God, then we must attend to it during Holy Mass, when God the Holy Spirit
brings God the Son
to the people of God
according to the plan of God the Father,
in His Word and in the Eucharist.

Let us live by our profession, or otherwise die
forever.