The Power and Importance of the Nicene Creed

We recite this prayer every week at mass, and yet most Catholics never understand what it is we're professing, or why it's so powerful.

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The Nicene Creed, said during the mass on Sundays, or at the vigil mass on Saturday night, is an important part of holy mass.  While it is often recited haphazardly and without due attention (sometimes not at all), by some in the pews, it’s actually a significant moment in the liturgy that literally demands an…