Gospel acclamation

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The Gospel acclamation is a sung or recited verse, often “Alleluia,” that precedes the proclamation of the Gospel in Christian liturgical celebrations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gospel Acclamation 6
Gospel acclamation canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical chant ⓘ
liturgical element ⓘ
associatedGesture incensation of the Book of the Gospels in some rites ⓘ
procession of the Book of the Gospels ⓘ
standing by the assembly ⓘ
category part of the Liturgy of the Word ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Communion chant ⓘ
Entrance chant ⓘ
Responsorial Psalm ⓘ
follows Second Reading in the Mass ⓘ
function to express joy at the coming of the Gospel ⓘ
to honor Christ present in the Gospel ⓘ
to prepare the assembly to hear the Gospel ⓘ
historicalRoot derived from ancient Alleluia chants ⓘ
language varies according to vernacular language of the liturgy ⓘ
liturgicalSeasonVariation Alleluia omitted during Lent in many rites ⓘ
replaced or modified during Lent ⓘ
special forms used during Easter season ⓘ
mayBeOmitted in certain simplified liturgies or when not sung in some traditions ⓘ
mode recited ⓘ
sung ⓘ
musicalSetting may be set to polyphonic or contemporary styles ⓘ
may be set to simple chant tones ⓘ
oftenIncludes repeated refrain ⓘ
verse related to the Gospel of the day ⓘ
performedBy assembly ⓘ
cantor ⓘ
choir ⓘ
deacon ⓘ
priest ⓘ
positionInOrderOfMass between the Second Reading and the Gospel ⓘ
precedes Gospel proclamation ⓘ
Gospel reading ⓘ
regulatedBy General Instruction of the Roman Missal in the Roman Rite ⓘ
requires text approved by competent ecclesiastical authority in many churches ⓘ
theologicalSignificance expresses faith in Christ speaking through the Gospel ⓘ
sign of joy and welcome for the Word of God ⓘ
typicalText Alleluia ⓘ
Glory and praise to you, O Christ ⓘ
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory ⓘ
usedIn Anglican liturgy ⓘ
Catholic Mass ⓘ
Christian liturgy ⓘ
Lutheran liturgy ⓘ
linked to: Christian liturgy

other Western Christian liturgies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Easter Alleluia → liturgicalMoment → Gospel acclamation ⓘ
Catholic Mass → includes → Gospel Acclamation ⓘ
linked to: Gospel acclamation
Liturgy of the Word → includes → Gospel Acclamation ⓘ
linked to: Gospel acclamation
Graduals → sungBefore → Gospel Acclamation ⓘ
linked to: Gospel acclamation
Mass → hasPart → Gospel Acclamation ⓘ
linked to: Gospel acclamation
Responsorial Psalm → precedes → Gospel Acclamation ⓘ
linked to: Gospel acclamation
Responsorial Psalm → distinctFrom → Gospel Acclamation ⓘ
linked to: Gospel acclamation