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59-819: The Gloria Patri , also known in English as the Glory Be to the Father or, colloquially, the Glory Be , is a doxology , a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies . It is also referred to as the Minor Doxology (Doxologia Minor) or Lesser Doxology , to distinguish it from the Greater Doxology, the Gloria in Excelsis Deo . The earliest Christian doxologies are addressed to

118-711: A Semitic idiom , via Koine Greek , meaning "forever." It is also rendered "world without end" in English, an expression also used in James I 's Authorised Version of the Bible in Ephesians 3:21 and Isaiah 45:17. Similarly, "et semper" is often rendered "and ever shall be", thus giving the more metrical English version, A common version of the Liturgy of the Hours , as approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops , uses

177-612: A "fanciful" coinage, but an 1893 speculation reported in the Chicago Tribune as to the origin of the word as one of its early attestations: Catholic laity Catholic laity are the ordinary members of the Catholic Church who are neither clergy nor recipients of Holy Orders or vowed to life in a religious order or congregation . Their mission, according to the Second Vatican Council ,

236-467: A doxology and are used by many Protestant Christians, especially in public worship settings: At Matins , Orthodox worship specifies a Great Doxology for feast days and a Small Doxology for ordinary days. Both include the Gospel doxology of the angels at Christ's birth ( Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will"). The lines of this doxology are the opening lines of

295-468: A doxology. The Gloria Patri , so named for its Latin incipit , is commonly used as a doxology in many Christian traditions, including the Roman Catholics , Old Catholics , Independent Catholics , Orthodox , Lutherans , Anglicans , Presbyterians , Methodists , Disciples of Christ , Reformed Baptists and United Protestants . It is called the "Lesser Doxology", thus distinguished from

354-748: A newer, different translation for the Latin: The most commonly encountered Orthodox English version: The modern Anglican version found in Common Worship is slightly different, and is rooted in the aforementioned translations found in the Authorised Version: Another doxology in widespread use in English, in some Protestant traditions commonly referred to simply as The Doxology or The Common Doxology, begins "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow". The words are thus: These words were written in 1674 by Thomas Ken as

413-608: Is advised to have a parish council and a finance council of laypersons which are advisory to the pastor. The National Council for Lay Associations (NCLA) was the idea of the late Monsignor Derek Worlock , who later became Archbishop of Liverpool , England . It became one of the Consultative Bodies of the Bishops' Conference in England and Wales and was formed from all the large Catholic lay organizations. The NCLA

472-564: Is an active member of ELF (European Lay Forum) The National Council of the Laity (Consejo Nacional de Laicos) in Venezuela routinely issued statements and press releases often criticising the policies of former President Hugo Chávez . This is a body that brings together the Laity in the Catholic Church in Uganda who are estimated at 34.1 million in the country making it around 39.3% of

531-627: Is common in high hymns for the final stanza to take the form of a doxology. Doxologies occur in the Eucharistic prayers , the Liturgy of the Hours , hymns, and various Catholic devotions such as novenas and the Rosary . The Gloria in excelsis Deo , also called the Greater Doxology, is a hymn beginning with the words that the angels sang when the birth of Christ was announced to shepherds in Luke 2:14 . Other verses were added very early, forming

590-618: Is conferred on the same person." It was originally the case that the instituted ministries of lector and acolyte were reserved to men. In 2021 Pope Francis issued the motu proprio “ Spiritus Domini ”, which changed canon 230 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law to allow both men and women to be instituted in these ministries. In place of instituted ministries, there is widespread use of commissioned or temporarily designated readers, altar servers and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, which can be undertaken by both men and women. Conditions for

649-792: Is often left away by Catholics, such as in the Liturgy of the Hours, or when, which is quite often outside Mass, a Hail Mary follows immediately (e. g. in the Rosary where the Gloria Patri serves as doxology). According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church , this doxology takes up the first three petitions to our Father: the glorification of his name, the coming of his reign, and the power of his saving will. But these prayers are now proclaimed as adoration and thanksgiving, as in

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708-563: Is one of the official liturgical languages of the Church of Jerusalem and the Church of Antioch , both autocephalous Orthodox Churches and two of the four ancient Patriarchates of the Pentarchy . The Arabic wording of this doxology is as follows: 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

767-658: Is to "sanctify the world". The laity forms the majority of the estimated over one billion Catholics in the world. The Catholic Church is served by the universal jurisdiction of the Holy See , headed by the Pope , and administered by the Roman Curia , while locally served by diocesan bishops . The Pope and the bishops in full communion with him are known collectively as the Catholic hierarchy , and are responsible for

826-649: The Book of Daniel , Chapter 3 ( The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children ), the Gloria Patri is not chanted; rubrics in the liturgical books direct that: In fine huius cantici non dicitur Gloria Patri ("at the end of this canticle the Gloria Patri is not to be said"). Instead, the phrase "Praise him, and magnify him forever" is used. The Gloria Patri also figures in the Introit of

885-612: The Church of the East , and the Eastern Catholic Churches , the Lesser Doxology is frequently used at diverse points in services and private prayers. Among other instances, it is said three times by the reader during the usual beginning of every service, and as part of the dismissal at the end. When it is used in a series of hymns it is chanted either before the last hymn or before the penultimate hymn. In

944-751: The Latin Mass . It is also present in the Introit in the form of the Roman Rite published in Divine Worship: The Missal . The prayer also figures prominently in pious devotions, notably the Rosary , where it is recited at the end of each decade. Among Anglicans , the Gloria Patri is mainly used at the Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer , to introduce and conclude the singing or recitation of psalms, and to conclude

1003-548: The Our Father . It is typically sung by the presiding priest along with any concelebrating priests. The Latin text reads: The equivalent passage in the Book of Common Prayer (1549) of the Church of England reads: Another familiar doxology is the one often added at the end of the Lord's Prayer : " For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever, Amen ." This is found in manuscripts representative of

1062-750: The Pontifical Council for the Laity , a dicastery of the Roman Curia based in Vatican City , were transferred to the newly established Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life as of 1 September 2016. The council "...assists the Pope in all matters concerning the contribution the lay faithful make to the life and mission of the Church, whether as individuals or through the various forms of association that have arisen and constantly arise within

1121-468: The "Great Doxology" ( Gloria in Excelsis Deo ), and is often called simply " the doxology". As well as praising God, it was regarded as a short declaration of faith in the equality of the three Persons of the Holy Trinity . The Greek text, is rendered into Latin as, which is literally translated " In saecula saeculorum ", here rendered "ages of ages", is the calque of what was probably

1180-588: The "responsive reading" of the psalms as they are set out for congregational reading. 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. Doxology Among Christian traditions a doxology is typically an expression of praise sung to the Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It

1239-453: 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. From about the 7th century, the present Roman Rite version became almost universal throughout the West. The similarity between this version used in the then extreme west of

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1298-543: The Byzantine text of Matthew 6:13 , but not in the manuscripts considered by Catholics to be the most reliable. According to Scrivener's "Supplement to the Authorized English version of New Testament", it is omitted by eight out of 500 or so manuscripts. Some scholars do not consider it part of the original text of Matthew, and modern translations do not include it, mentioning it only in footnotes. Since 1970 ,

1357-655: The Church and the Syriac version used in the extreme east is noteworthy. The following traditional form is the most common in Anglican usage and in older Lutheran liturgical books: The translations of "semper" as "ever shall be", and " in saecula saeculorum " as "world without end" date at least from Thomas Cranmer 's Book of Common Prayer . The Catholic Church uses the same English form, but today replaces "Holy Ghost" with "Holy Spirit", as in The Divine Office

1416-871: The Church in Uganda and the Universal Church. The Council of the Catholic Lay Apostolate Organizations of Korea, formerly The Catholic Lay Apostolate Council of Korea, was renamed during the 2010 Autumn General Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. This was ratified at the 44th Ordinary General Meeting of the Council which was held at the Catholic Center in Myeongdong, Seoul, on 19 February 2011. Archbishop Derek Worlock, supported by

1475-799: The Church." This dicastery emerged from the Decree on the Lay Apostolate of the Second Vatican Council , Apostolicam Actuositatem. It was officially created by Pope Paul VI on 6 January 1967, with the motu proprio Catholicam Christi Ecclesiam . Jus novum ( c.  1140 -1563) Jus novissimum ( c.  1563 -1918) Jus codicis (1918-present) Other Sacraments Sacramentals Sacred places Sacred times Supra-diocesan/eparchal structures Particular churches Juridic persons Philosophy, theology, and fundamental theory of Catholic canon law Clerics Office Juridic and physical persons Associations of

1534-678: The Doxology is recited in most congregations of the Methodist Churches, such as the Free Methodist Church and Global Methodist Church . Students at Goshen College stand and sing the doxology when 6:06 remains in a soccer game – as long as Goshen is winning the game. Some progressive denominations have adopted altered versions of the Doxology in the interest of inclusive language or other considerations. For example, some Disciples of Christ congregations eliminate

1593-648: The Father "through" (διὰ) the Son , or to the Father and the Holy Spirit with (μετά) the Son, or to the Son with (σύν) the Father and the Holy Spirit. The Trinitarian doxology addressed in parallel fashion to all three Divine Persons of the Trinity, joined by and (καί), as in the form of baptism, Matthew 28:19 , became universal in Nicaean Christianity , which was established as the official faith of

1652-794: The Gloria Patri designed to avoid masculine language . The form included in Celebrating Common Prayer is: The doxology in use by the English-speaking Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches follows the Greek form, of which one English translation is: The translation of the Greek form used by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States is: In the Eastern Orthodox Church , Oriental Orthodoxy ,

1711-877: The Glory to God, the Presbyterian Hymnal. This version was written by the Rev. Neil Weatherhogg, pastor of both the First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville, Texas, and the Harvey Browne Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. This version was published by Rev. Weatherhogg in 1990. This hymn maintains Gender neutrality as it does not refer to God in gender specific terminology. It goes: Other versions of this doxology exist as well, with various lyrics, including in

1770-623: The Roman Empire with the Edict of Thessalonica in 380. The Greek wording is as follows: The second part is occasionally slightly modified and other verses are sometimes introduced between the two halves. According to Worship Music: A Concise Dictionary , the lesser doxology is of Syrian origin. There is an alternate version which the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church use in their liturgies: Arabic

1829-407: The United Methodist Hymnal (#621), (preserving the text change of thy creatures as opposed to the original these creature ) Be Present at Our Table, Lord," which is often sung as grace before meals using the tune "Old 100th;" hymn by John Cennick; tune from the Genevan Psalter, 1551; attributed to Louis Bourgeois: In the Catholic Mass a prose doxology concludes the eucharistic prayer , preceding

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1888-469: The beginning", but which seems originally to have meant "as he (the Son) was in the beginning", and echo of the opening words of the Gospel according to John : "In the beginning was the Word ". 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. Writing in

1947-413: The canticles that lack their own concluding doxologies. Lutherans have historically added the Gloria Patri both after the chanting of the Responsorial Psalm and following the Nunc Dimittis during their Divine Service , as well as during Matins and Vespers in the Canonical hours . In Methodism , the Gloria Patri (usually in the traditional English form above) is frequently sung to conclude

2006-417: The doxology, in the form " For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever ", is used in the Roman Rite of the Mass , after the Embolism . The Catholic Encyclopedia (1914) claims that this doxology "appears in the Greek textus receptus and has been adopted in the later editions of the Book of Common Prayer , [and] is undoubtedly an interpolation." In fact, the Lord's Prayer doxology

2065-412: The edition of the Liturgy of the Hours used in most English-speaking countries outside the United States. Divine Worship: The Missal , published by the Holy See in 2015 for use under the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus allows "Holy Spirit" and "Holy Ghost" to be used interchangeably. In 1971, the International Consultation on English Texts (ICET) used since 1971: This was adopted in

2124-412: The extension of these roles can be found in The General Instruction of the Roman Missal . In relation to readers, Instruction #101 says: "In the absence of an instituted lector, other laypersons may be commissioned to proclaim the readings from Sacred Scripture. They should be truly suited to perform this function and should receive careful preparation, so that the faithful by listening to the readings from

2183-408: The faithful Pars dynamica (trial procedure) Canonization Election of the Roman Pontiff Academic degrees Journals and Professional Societies Faculties of canon law Canonists Institute of consecrated life Society of apostolic life Within the Catholic Church, the rights of the Catholic laity in regards to the Church are found in the Code of Canon Law . A new Code of Canon Law

2242-483: The final verse of two hymns, " Awake, my soul, and with the sun " and "Glory to thee, my God, this night," intended for morning and evening worship at Winchester College . This final verse, separated from its proper hymns and sung to the tune " Old 100th ", "Duke Street", " Lasst uns erfreuen ", "The Eighth Tune" by Thomas Tallis , among others, frequently marks the dedication of alms or offerings at Sunday worship. The popular Hawaiian version Hoʻonani i ka Makua mau

2301-523: The laity to have any kind of executive or juridical powers in Ecclesiastical affairs. This curtails the extent of influence the laity has over how the Church is governed on a day-to-day basis. However, lay experts and advisors were appointed to participate during the deliberations of the Second Vatican Council. After the Council members of the Laity were routinely appointed to sit on Commissions & Committees established at every level – Curial, Bishops Conference , Diocesan, Deanery , and Parish . Each parish

2360-442: The late Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Basil Hume , convened the National Pastoral Congress in Liverpool, England in 1980. The Congress consisted of some two-thousand lay people. The Congress deliberated on issues that the gathering agreed were of particular concern to lay Catholics in England and Wales at that time. The results of these deliberations were drawn together in a document entitled " The Easter People ". This document

2419-415: The latter case, it is divided in half, the "Glory..." being chanted before the penultimate hymn, and "Both now..." being chanted before the final hymn (which is usually a Theotokion ). In the Roman Rite , the Gloria Patri is frequently chanted or recited in the Liturgy of the Hours principally at the end of psalms and canticles and in the responsories . There are a few exceptions: for the canticle in

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2478-407: The liturgy of heaven. The ruler of this world has mendaciously attributed to himself the three titles of kingship, power, and glory. Christ, the Lord, restores them to his Father and our Father, until he hands over the kingdom to him when the mystery of salvation will be brought to its completion and God will be all in all. In the Epistle of Jude , the last two verses (24 and 25) are considered to be

2537-405: The masculine pronouns. Some denominations, such as the Anglican Church of Canada ( Common Praise ), the United Church of Canada ( Voices United ), and the United Church of Christ ( New Century Hymnal ), replace "heavenly host" with a reference to God's love. The United Church of Christ version reads: The Presbyterian Church (USA) accepted this version of the Doxology in 2014 to accompany

2596-516: The other minor orders was retained in this document, in that a Bishops Conference may request permission from the Apostolic See "if they judge the establishment of such offices in their region to be necessary or very useful because of special reasons. To these belong, for example, the ministries of porter, exorcist , catechist , as well as others to be conferred on those who are dedicated to works of charity, where this ministry had not been assigned to deacons." The 1983 Code of Canon Law does not permit

2655-405: The prayer Gloria in Excelsis recited during the Roman Catholic Mass . A popular doxology in African-American Pentecostal and Baptist churches is "Praise Him, Praise Him", written in the 1980s by famed African American Gospel singer and minister Reverend Milton Biggham . Praise him, praise him, praise him, praise him! Jesus, blessed Savior, he's worthy to be praised. From the rising of

2714-473: The priesthood: Acolyte , Exorcist , Lector or reader, and Ostiarius or porter. As a result of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, on 15 August 1972 Pope Paul VI issued the motu proprio Ministeria quaedam which suppressed the minor orders and replaced them with two ministries, those of lector and acolyte. A major difference was: "Ministries may be assigned to lay Christians; hence they are no longer to be considered as reserved to candidates for

2773-474: 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": (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.) Especially in Anglican circles, there are various alternative forms of

2832-446: The sacrament of orders." The following are requirements for admission to the ministries: The ministries are conferred by the Ordinary through the liturgical rites De institutione lectoris and De institutione acolythi as revised by the Apostolic See. An interval, determined by the Holy See or the conferences of bishops, shall be observed between the conferring of the ministries of reader and acolyte whenever more than one ministry

2891-519: The sacred texts may develop in their hearts a warm and living love for Sacred Scripture." As regards altar servers and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, Instruction #100 says: "In the absence of an instituted acolyte, lay ministers may be deputed to serve at the altar and assist the priest and the deacon; they may carry the cross, the candles, the thurible, the bread, the wine, and the water, and they may also be deputed to distribute Holy Communion as extraordinary ministers." An option to institute

2950-405: The service much as Trinitarian doxologies are placed in a Protestant Christian service. Because some Christian worship services include a doxology, and these hymns therefore were familiar and well-practiced among church choirs , the English word sockdolager arose, a deformation of doxology , which came to mean a "show-stopper", a production number. The Oxford English Dictionary considers it

3009-519: The skies", an 18th-century paraphrase of Psalm 117 by Isaac Watts : While many congregations who use a doxology use these words and sing them to the tune of Old 100th , there are nine different lyrics that congregations may choose to use, along with three tunes ( Old 100th , Tallis' Canon , and Von Himmel Hoch ) listed in the Unitarian Universalist hymnal Singing the Living Tradition . These doxologies appear in Unitarian Universalist services as short songs of communal praise and connection, placed in

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3068-407: The sun until the going down of the same, he's worthy, Jesus is worthy, he's worthy to be praised. Glory! Glory! In all things give him glory. Jesus, blessed Savior, he's worthy to be praised. For God is our rock, hope of salvation; a strong deliverer, in him I will always trust. Praise him, praise him, praise him, praise him! Jesus, blessed Savior, he's worthy to be praised. From the rising of

3127-457: The sun until the going down of the same, he's worthy, Jesus is worthy, he's worthy to be praised. Praise him, praise him, praise him, praise him! Jesus, blessed Savior, he's worthy to be praised. In the Iglesia ni Cristo , the Doxology is sung before the Benediction and Concluding Rites during worship services. It reads: In Unitarian Universalism , "the Doxology" typically refers to Curtis W. Reese 's adaptation of "From all that dwell below

3186-423: The supervision, management, and pastoral care of all members the Catholic Church , including clergy, religious, and laity. But since the Second Vatican Council of Bishops (1962–1965) the laity have emerged as a greater source of leadership in various aspects of the church's life; and its teaching on their equal call to holiness has led to greater recognition of their role in the church. The responsibilities of

3245-503: The total population in 2014. Under patronage of St. Charles Lwanga , Uganda National Catholic Council of Lay Apostolate (UNCCLA) is a body that brings together in a representative manner Lay Apostolate Associations and Movements, and Councils to foster a better organised and dynamic apostolate in Uganda while serving as a link, avenue and channel for information and communication between Lay Apostolate Associations and Movements, and Councils and between these and other official organs within

3304-868: Was initially called the National Lay Apostolic Group and was formed after the First World Congress for the Apostolate of the Laity held in Rome in October 1951. In 2003 the NCLA celebrated its 50th birthday with a Golden Jubilee Mass in Salford Cathedral . The NCLA today is a consultative body to the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales. The following members form the association. NCLA Member Associations include Catholic Menʼs Society (CMS), Catholic Association Teachers, Schools and Colleges St Vincent de Paul (SVP) Union of Catholic Mothers (UCM) Catholic Womenʼs League (CWC) Knights of St Columba (KSC) National Board of Catholic Women (NBCW) Ascent Movement National Justice and Peace Newman Association CAFOD Legion of Mary Catholic Peopleʼs Weeks Catholic Medical Association Secular Franciscans The NCLA

3363-436: Was promulgated in 1983, to incorporate teachings from the Second Vatican Council. In particular, Canons 224-231 of the 1983 Code outline the general and specific canonical rights of lay persons in the Catholic Church. Prior to 1972, no lay liturgical ministries existed, only the minor orders and major orders . The minor orders were, in effect, the lower orders of the clerical state and were reserved for those preparing for

3422-404: Was translated by Hiram Bingham I and is published in hymnals. Many Mennonite congregations sing a longer and more embellished setting of this text known as "Dedication Anthem" by Samuel Stanley. In Mennonite circles, this doxology is commonly known as "606" for its hymn number in The Mennonite Hymnal [1969], and colloquially known as the "Mennonite National Anthem." The traditional version of

3481-471: Was very publicly rejected by Pope John Paul II when it was presented to him by Cardinal Hume and Archbishop Worlock in Rome, Italy, in 1980. There has not been another National Pastoral Congress since this time in England and Wales. There are many thousands of Catholic lay organisations existing at a local, diocesan, national / bishops conference or international level. They cover the whole spectrum of Catholic lay life, from their faith and social action to

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