Don't allow the strange name fool you. The Doxologia Minor (dohks-oh-LOH-gee-ah MEE-nor) you already know as the Glory Be, or as is commonly known in Latin: the Gloria Patri (GLOH-ree-ah PAH-tree). The prayer is distinctly Trinitarian in nature, referring to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Why minor? Referring to this prayer as the Minor or Lesser Doxology simply distinguishes it from the Greater Doxology, the Gloria of the Mass.
The Doxologia Minor is used quite often in the Church's liturgy. In typical circumstances, whenever a Psalm is recited —whether in Holy Mass or in the Divine Office— it is concluded with the Gloria Patri.
The Doxologia Minor is used quite often in the Church's liturgy. In typical circumstances, whenever a Psalm is recited —whether in Holy Mass or in the Divine Office— it is concluded with the Gloria Patri.
Gloria Patri
(GLOH-ree-ah PAH-tree)
et Filio
(eht FEE-lee-oh)
(eht FEE-lee-oh)
et Spiritui Sancto
(eht spear-EE-too-wee SAHNC-toh)
(eht spear-EE-too-wee SAHNC-toh)
Sicut erat in principio
(SEE-koot AIR-aht een preen-CHEE-pee-oh)
(SEE-koot AIR-aht een preen-CHEE-pee-oh)
et nunc et semper
(eht noonk eht SEHM-pair)
(eht noonk eht SEHM-pair)
et in saecula saeculorum
(eht een SAY-koo-lah SAY-koo-lor-oom)
(eht een SAY-koo-lah SAY-koo-lor-oom)
It is customary, when reciting the Doxologia Minor, to bow during the mentioning of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
This concludes the second lesson. Practice often.
This concludes the second lesson. Practice often.
