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St. Teresa says  that  all  sins  spring  from  want  of  faith. She was right, for  it  is  impossible  to  live  estranged  from  God  if  we  keep  constantly before  our  eyes  the  truths  of  our  faith,  the  greatness  of  God, the love  He  bears  us,  the  benefits  He  has  bestowed  on  us,  and especially the  work  of  our  Redemption,  the  Passion  of  Jesus  Christ, and the  gift  of  the  Most  Holy  Sacrament. The same  effect  is  produced by  frequently  meditating  on  death,  judgment,  hell,  eternity. This is  why  we  must  frequently  renew  the  spirit  of  faith  in  ourselves, by  calling  to  mind  the  eternal  maxims. The saints  did  this, and it  was  thus  they  won  their  heavenly  crown.

Y God,  I  believe  all  that  the  holy  Church teaches me  to  believe,  because  Thou,  Who art infallible  truth,  hast  revealed  it. I believe that Thou  art  the  Creator  and  Lord  of  heaven  and earth, Who  eternally  rewardest  the  just  in  paradise and chastisest  sinners  in  hell. I believe  that  Thou art one  God  in  essence,  but  three  in  person,  Father, Son, and  Holy  Ghost:  three  in  person,  but  one  only God. I believe  that  God  the  Son,  the  second  Person, in  order  to  save  us  and  redeem  us  from  our sins, became  man,  and  died  upon  the  cross. I believe that the  most  holy  Virgin  Mary  was  conceived  without sin,  that  she  is  truly  Mother  of  God,  and  that she was  ever  a  virgin. I believe  that  Jesus  Christ, the third  day  after  His  death,  rose  again  by  His own power,  and,  after  forty  days,  ascended  to heaven,  where  He  is  seated  on  the  right  hand  of  the Eternal Father,  equal  to  Him  in  majesty  and  glory. I believe  that,  at  the  last  day,  Jesus  Christ  shall come to  judge  all  men  who  shall  then  rise  from  their graves. I believe  that  the  Roman  Catholic  Church is the  only  true  Church,  out  of  which  there  is  no  redemption. I believe  in  the  communion  of  the