Traditional Catholic prayer
Glory Be to the Father
A short prayer of praise to the Holy Trinity, commonly prayed in the Rosary and daily Catholic prayer.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 163.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 163.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- The Glory Be praises the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, now and for all eternity.
- Prayer intention
- Praise of the Holy Trinity.
- When to pray
- At the close of a decade of the Rosary, after a psalm, or as a short prayer of praise during the day.
- Languages
- English and Latin
- Latin prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 163. View the Latin source.
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 163. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Glory Be to the Father
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 163.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Questions about this prayer
These explanations are separate from the historical prayer text above.
What is the Glory Be prayer?
It is a short prayer praising the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It is also called a doxology. Doxology means a prayer of praise; the Baltimore Catechism identifies the Glory Be as praise of the Holy Trinity.
The Catechism on the doxologyWho are the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?
They are the three Divine Persons of the Holy Trinity, one God. The Glory Be gives praise to all three. Its Latin name, Gloria Patri, comes from the opening words meaning “Glory be to the Father.”
The Catechism on the Blessed Trinity