Gloria Patri
The Gloria Patri, also known as the Glory Be to the Father or, colloquially, the Glory Be, is a
The earliest Christian doxologies are addressed to the Father "through" (διὰ) the
The
Greek version
The Greek wording is as follows:
- Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι,
- καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Glory be to the Father
- Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
- Both now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The second part is occasionally slightly modified and other verses are sometimes introduced between the two halves.[3]
Syriac version
- Modern Sureth (used by the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church)
- Shouha tababa, W-brona, W-ruha dqudsha,
- min’alam w’adamma L-’alam, Amen.[4]
- East Syro Malabar Church, and other churches of the East Syriac traditions)
- Shuw’ha L’Awa U’lawra wal’Ruha D’Qudsha
- Min Alam wadamma L’alam, Amen Wamen.
- West Syriac (used by the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Syriac Catholic Church)
- shubho labo w-labro wal-ruho qadisho
- men 'olam w'adamo l'olam olmin, Amin.
- Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
- from everlasting and for ever and ever (literal translation)[5]
According to Worship Music: A Concise Dictionary, the lesser doxology is of Syrian origin.[6]
There is an alternate version which the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church use in their liturgies:
- shubho labo w-labro wal-ruho qadisho
- wa'layn mhile w-hatoye rahme wahnono neshtaf'un batrayhun 'olme l'olam 'olmin, amin.
- Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
- And upon us, weak and sinful, may mercy and compassion be showered, in both worlds, forever and ever. Amen.[7]
Arabic
The
- المجد للآب و الابن و الروح القدس
- .الان و كل أوان و الى دهر الداهرين، أمين[12]
Roman Rite Latin version
- Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto,
- Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.
- Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
- As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.[13]
This differs from the Greek version because of the insertion of "sicut erat in principio", which is now taken to mean "as it (glory) was in the beginning", but which seems originally to have meant "as he (the Son) was in the beginning", and echo of the
In 529, the Second Synod of Vasio (Vaison-la-Romaine) in Gaul said in its fifth canon that the second part of the doxology, with the words "sicut erat in principio", was used in Rome, the East, and Africa, and ordered that it be said likewise in Gaul.[3] Writing in the 1909 Catholic Encyclopedia, Adrian Fortescue, while remarking that what the synod said of the East was false, took the synod's decree to mean that the form originally used in the West was the same as the Greek form.[3] From about the 7th century, the present Roman Rite version became almost universal throughout the West.[3]
Mozarabic Rite Latin version
- Gloria et honor Patri et Filio et Spiritui sancto
- in sæcula sæculorum.[3]
- Glory and honour to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
- for ages of ages.
The similarity between this version used in the then extreme west of the Church and the Syriac version used in the extreme east is noteworthy.[citation needed]
English versions
The following traditional form is the most common in Anglican usage and in older Lutheran liturgical books:
- Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:
- and to the Holy Ghost;
- As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
- world without end. Amen.
The translations of "semper" as "ever shall be", and "
The Catholic Church uses the same English form, but today replaces "Holy Ghost" with "Holy Spirit",
In 1971, the International Consultation on English Texts (ICET) used since 1971:
- Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
- as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
This was adopted in the publication, Liturgy of the Hours (Catholic Book Publishing Company), but has not come into popular use by lay Catholics. It is found also in some Anglican and Lutheran publications.
A variant found in Common Worship has "shall" instead of "will":
- Glory to the Father and to the Son
- and to the Holy Spirit;
- as it was in the beginning is now
- and shall be for ever. Amen.
(In the third person, "shall" (as opposed to "will") implies a degree of promise on the part of the speaker over and above mere futurity) [18]
Especially in Anglican circles,[citation needed] there are various alternative forms of the Gloria Patri designed to avoid masculine language. The form included in Celebrating Common Prayer is:
- Glory to God, Source of all being,
- Eternal Word and Holy Spirit;
- as it was in the beginning is now
- and shall be for ever. Amen.
The doxology in use by the English-speaking Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches follows the Greek form, of which one English translation is:
- Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
- now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The translation of the Greek form used by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States is:
- Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
- now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Use
Eastern Churches
In the
Western Churches
In the
The Gloria Patri also figures in the
Indulgence
On 11 July 1815, Pope Pius VII established an indulgence of 100 days for every prayer of the Gloria Patri, obtainable up to a maximum of three times a day.[21]
See also
- Greater doxology
References
- ^ (Romans 16:27; Jude 25; Letter of Clement to the Corinthians, 4; Martyrdom of Polycarp, 20; etc.)
- ^ a b "CHURCH FATHERS: Martyrdom of Polycarp". newadvent.org. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Adrian Fortescue, "Doxology" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1909)
- ^ Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
- ^ Namato, Lawrance. "Nestorian Liturgy". www.nestorian.org.
- ISBN 0-8146-5889-X), p. 126
- ^ Barsom, Archdeacon Murad. "Anaphora: Preparatory Order". sor.cua.edu.
- ^ Ronald G. Roberson, CSP (28 May 2009). "The Patriarchate of Jerusalem". Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Ronald G. Roberson, CSP (3 January 2013). "The Patriarchate of Antioch". Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Ronald G. Roberson, CSP (2 January 2007). "The Autocephalous Churches". Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Elias D. Mallon, S.A., Ph.D. (11 January 2013). "Pentarchy". Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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- ^ "Dictionary : GLORIA PATRI". catholicculture.org.
- ^ "EWTN: "The Glory Be"". ewtn.com.
- ^ Online, Catholic. "Glory Be to the Father - Prayers - Catholic Online". Catholic Online.
- ^ Collins (London, Glasgow), Dwyer (Sydney), Talbot (Dublin)
- ^ Divine Worship: The Missal, Commission Anglicanae Traditiones, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Congregation for Divine Worship, 2015, p. 122
- ISBN 978-0550100139.
- ^ "Benedicite (2) from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia".
- ^ Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (2011), "Introduction to the Canticles and Psalms" in Singing the Faith, with the words of the Gloria printed inside the front cover.
- ^ Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (8 September 2015). "Indulgenced prayers and aspirations". p. 14.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Doxology". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- "Doxology" at New Advent
- Glory Be, legionofmarytidewater.com
- The Glory Be and other prayers of the Rosary in many languages, marysrosaries.com
- A website with the Lord's Prayer in multiple languages; some of the languages also have the Glory Be
- Audio recordings and texts of the Gloria Patri and other prayers in various languages