An Act of Faith
I firmly believe that there is one God, and that in this one God there are three Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; that the Son took to Himself the nature of man, from the Virgin Mary’s womb, by the power of the Holy Spirit; and that in this human nature He was crucified and died for us; that afterwards He rose again and ascended into heaven; from thence he shall come to repay the just with everlasting glory, and the wicked with everlasting punishment. Moreover, I believe whatsoever the Catholic Church proposes to be believed: and this because God, Who is the Sovereign Truth, Who can neither deceive nor be deceived, has revealed all these things to His Church. Amen.
An Act of Hope
O my God, relying on Thine Almighty power and Thine infinite mercy and goodness, and because Thou art faithful to Thy promises, I trust in Thee that Thou wilt grant me forgiveness of my sins, through the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son.: and that Thou wilt give me the assistance of Thy grace, with which I may labour to continue to the end in the diligent exercise of all good works, and deserve to obtain the glory which Thou hast promised in heaven. Amen.
An Act of Charity
O Lord my God, I love Thee with my whole heart, and above all things, because Thou, O God, art the Sovereign Good, and for Thine own infinite perfections are most worthy of all love; and for Thy sake I also Love my neighbour as myself. Amen.
An Act of Contrition
O my God, I am sorry and beg pardon for all my sins and detest them above all things because they deserve Thy dreadful punishments, because they have crucified my loving Saviour Jesus Christ, and, most of all, because they offend thine infinite Goodness; and I firmly resolve by the help of Thy grace, never to offend Thee again and carefully to avoid the occasions of sin. Amen.
Another Form of the Act of Contrition
O my God, Who art infinitely good, and always hatest sin, I beg pardon from my heart for all my offences against Thee; I detest them all and am heartily sorry for them because they offend Thine infinite goodness; and I firmly resolve by the help of Thy grace, never more to offend Thee and carefully to avoid the occasions of sin. Amen.