The Glory Be

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Excerpted from Living the Eucharistic Day Campaign Handbook, 2019

The Glory Be is an ancient, short prayer that is meant to praise and give glory to each of the three persons of the Trinity. In addition to giving praise to God’s glory, the prayer emphasizes Jesus’ divinity by including the words “and to the Son.

A Doxology The Glory Be is technically called a doxology - a short expression of praise to God. In this doxology, we are saying, “Wow, God, You are glorious, and You are the true meaning of all that is good and perfect”. We are acknowledging that God is worthy of all our worship, praise, and thanksgiving.

An Affirmation Against Heresy It is also meant as an affirmation against heresy. The early Church developed to combat Arianism and other teachings against the nature of God and the Trinity. We are extending our praise to Jesus who is true God and true man. He was made of flesh and blood like us, but unlike us, He is divine.


Prayer

Glory be 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.

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit” This first line summarizes the mystery of our faith:

  • God who is the Father;
  • Jesus, the Son of God who became human and lived among us to die for our sins; and
  • The Holy Spirit who dwells within all of us.

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be...

  • The “it” is referring to God, His teachings, His words, and His promises.
  • We are stating our belief that all that Jesus professed and promised is as true and relevant
    • Today
    • As it was in the beginning
    • It also emphasizes the eternal existence of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

World without end

  • A newer translation of the original Latin version eliminates the words “and ever shall be, world without end,” and replaces them with “and will be forever.”
  • Here, we are not talking about our time on Earth; rather we are stressing our belief that God’s Kingdom in Heaven never ends.

See also

Living the Eucharistic Day

References

The above article is excerpted from Living the Eucharistic Day Campaign Handbook, 2019