Problem obecności Gloria we Mszy roratniej w aspekcie prawno-liturgicznym i teologicznym
The Problem of Saying the Gloria at the Rorate Mass in the Context of Liturgical Law and Theological Thought

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses whether or not the Gloria should be recited at the Rorate Mass (Mass of Blessed Virgin Mary during Advent). The Rorate Mass has developed over seven centuries and the answers to this question are varied. There are even significant differences of custom among the diocese of Poland, so that there is no real common practice. The author presents various acts of liturgical law relating to the Rorate Mass, which have been published throughout its history. He then considers the theological implications of Advent to arrive at a suitable answer. Contemporary theological thought would suggest, that the Gloria should not be said at the Advent Rorate Mass. Celebrating the Mass without the Gloria makes clear, that this Mass is part of the Advent Season – a time of waiting for the coming of Christ.

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