The answer
The Creed is recited in all of the prayers of Agpeya, at the beginning of the Divine Liturgy, in the other Holy Mysteries, and during our Church gatherings. It is recited audibly while the people are standing for the following reasons:
a.To confess before God and men that we will uphold the upright Faith, and will remain steadfast in the Word of God.
- b. To remember the persecutions and sufferings which were endured by the Church Fathers in order to preserve the purity and integrity of the Faith.
c.This is a recitation of verses from Holy Scripture, which is the source of all of its articles, as was mentioned previously.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 17.
The page in the book (17)
