Latin · Original
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Gloria Patri
Glory Be
Pre-4th century. Liturgical form by c. 600.
The lesser doxology — the Church's trinitarian acclamation, used at the conclusion of every psalm and after every Rosary decade.
The Prayer · Multiple Versions
English
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.
Spanish
Gloria al Padre y al Hijo y al Espíritu Santo. Como era en el principio, ahora y siempre, por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
Italian
Gloria al Padre e al Figlio e allo Spirito Santo. Come era nel principio, ora e sempre, nei secoli dei secoli. Amen.
Portuguese
Glória ao Pai e ao Filho e ao Espírito Santo. Como era, no princípio, agora e sempre. Ámen.
French
Gloire au Père, au Fils, et au Saint-Esprit. Comme il était au commencement, maintenant et toujours et dans les siècles des siècles. Amen.
German
Ehre sei dem Vater und dem Sohn und dem Heiligen Geist. Wie im Anfang, so auch jetzt und alle Zeit und in Ewigkeit. Amen.
Polish
Chwała Ojcu i Synowi i Duchowi Świętemu, jak była na początku, teraz i zawsze, i na wieki wieków. Amen
When the Prayer is Said
After every Rosary decade; at the conclusion of every psalm in the Liturgy of the Hours; on the centerpiece of every set of beads.
History & Background
The first portion — 'Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit' — is rooted in the trinitarian doxologies of the early Church (Mt 28:19; the doxology at the end of Romans) and was used liturgically in some form by the 2nd century. The second portion — 'as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end' — was added in the West during the Arian crises of the 4th century to affirm the eternity of the Son.
The Greek and Slavonic forms used by the Eastern Churches differ slightly ('Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages'), reflecting an earlier stage of the same doxology.