Gloria Or Greater Doxology Essay

The Kyrie is followed directly by the Gloria, with no intervening prayer or action. The Gloria or greater Doxology is a text that praises God. The gloria or greater doxology is a text that gives praise to God, says the creed of the Trinity, and asks for mercy. In the gloria that we discussed in class the two first phrases "the words of angels announcing Jesus's birth to the shepherds” are biblical. In a simple sense this may be felt as beautful in the intelligible sense because it recites words from the bible. As a monk or someone studying at the church what could be better than words from the bible set to music? In contrast the rest of the words in the Gloria text are non biblical although that does not diminish from the beauty of the text. The rest of the words are nonbiblical arranged in several series of parallel Phrases of glorification naming the father and son supplication and praise. The Gloria is song only on Sundays and feast days and is omitted in the seasons of advent. Bus its presence adds to the festive quality of the mass for Christmas day especially after having been absent during the preceding weeks. Because the text is so long no Gloria melodies are melismatic most including this one are pneumatic and a …show more content…
This is a holdover from their original role as text to be song by the entire congregation. After the Gloria a prayer call the collect is chanted and then the epistle is recited. Both are vocalized with very simple formulas. At this mass the epistle is the opening letter to the Hebrews what chapter 1 verse 1-12. A passage that emphasizes the coming of Jesus Christ as the son of God his superiority to the profits and to the angels and the permanence of his dominion this reading wings Jesus's birth to broader themes of Christian theology and thereby deepens the message of the Christmas