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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.
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Glory Be
Traditional (Gloria Patri) · c. 400
“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.”
About this prayer
“Glory Be” is the short Trinitarian praise known as the Gloria Patri, widely used in Catholic liturgy and devotional prayer. It functions pastorally as a quick act of adoration and as a way to bring daily prayer back to the Triune God.
- When to pray
- After each decade of the Rosary; as a brief conclusion to other prayers; during the day when you wish to re-center the heart on God.
- After you read
- Before moving on, breathe slowly and silently give thanks to the Trinity for one grace you received today.
- Listed under
- Peace & charityTrust & surrender
Peace & charity. The doxology glorifies the Triune God and is typically prayed as a brief act of reverence that renews interior calm and trust in God’s rule.
Trust & surrender. By praising the Father through the Son in the Holy Spirit “forever,” it trains the heart to rest in God’s faithfulness.
- The Rosary
Part of the Rosary — a meditation on the life of Christ through the eyes of His Mother.
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