The Word and Creation

Part I, Article I

The faith begins by confessing the one God, Maker of heaven and earth, and by receiving the Son as eternally one with the Father.

The Annunciation

Part I, Article III

The Son of God assumed human nature in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the operation of the Holy Ghost, without ceasing to be what He was.

Peter and the Keys

Part I, Article IX

Christ established a visible Church and entrusted real authority within it for teaching, governing, and the care of souls.