We begin to hear those rhythmic and catchy words from an early age and accompany our parents to the inevitable Sunday morning or afternoon mass.
“…You who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us”, they sound pronounced by the priest, answered or accompanied by the church choir or the audience. Anyway for everyone present.
He Glorywith its specific name Gloria in excelsis Deoit is a Christian hymn that is part of the obligatory pieces of the Ordinary of the Mass (i.e. the script, the outline of the act).
Forks obligatory both in the liturgies Catholic AS orthodox
What is the story of El Gloria
To gain insight into the immense history of this hymn and why Christianity has always sung it, the site of They infovaticano details that The glory It was introduced for the first time in the Liturgy by “Pope Telesphorus (125–138), which includes it in the Ordinary of the Christmas celebration. And then him Pope Symmachus (498–514), it generalized for all Sunday celebrations”.
At the moment, On Sunday the Gloria is sung or recited aloudoutside the times of Advent (from 3 to 24 December, awaiting the arrival of Jesus) and Lent.
And it is also sung or recited on solemnities and holidays, and in some more solemn peculiar celebrations.
On Sundays the Gloria is sung or recited. Photo: Aci PrensaThe Gloria in the Catholic Mass
As highlighted They infovaticano In a note on the Gloria, the text of this hymn it cannot be exchanged for another.
He starts it priest or, depending on the circumstances, the singer or choirand instead it is sung at the same time by everyone, either by the people who alternate with the singers, or by the singers themselves.
If it is not sung, everyone will say it aloud at the same time, or in two choruses that respond to each other.
What are the lyrics of the hymn Gloria?
This is the text of the hymn Gloria, published on its website by the Catholic News Agency ACI Press:
Origin and history of the hymn Gloria
This wonderful text, which already in Eleventh century It was sung by all those present at the mass, it is one of the most venerated and remembered in Christianity.
And it begins with a slight variation of the words used by the angels to announce the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, as indicated in the Gospel of Saint Luke of the New Testament of the Bible (Lk 2,14).
The Gloria begins with a variation of the words of the annunciation of the angels. Photo: ShutterstockAs Catholicism emphasizes, the hymn continues with its verses and many that were added or removed over the centuries without losing the spirit, but managing to create its own doxology. This is one prayer of praise addressed to the God of Christians.
The Gloria is a very ancient and venerable hymn with which the Church, gathered in Holy Spiritglorify God the Father and glorifies and implores the Lamb.
That Holy Trinity It is the central dogma about the nature of God in most Christian churches. The belief that God is one being in three distinct persons (hypostases): the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit).
The Gloria Patri prayer
In the prestigious religious portal The faithful witness We find a text that clarifies a shorter sentence in which the Holy Trinity.
And he tells us that “He “Gloriapatri” It is a “short doxology (i.e. formula of glorification)” that is used both as an independent phrase and to complete sentences.
For example: when you pray a psalm from the Bible, you normally add the Gloriapatri at the end. It is not the same as the “Gloria”, a much longer and more structured prayer.
The Gloriapatri is used as an independent clause to complete sentences. Freepik photoHe Faithful witness invites us to pray Gloria Patri (Glory be to the Father) which says thus:
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