Worship Matters
Where Have the Alleluia's Gone?
Maybe you have noticed that when the liturgy changed for Lent, we ceased singing the Hymn of Praise and Alleluia before and after the Gospel Reading. The “Alleluia” and “Gloria” are joyful chants, with Alleluia being the primary chant of the Easter Season - "He is risen, Alleluia."
Lent is a penitential period when we express sorrow for the sin that put Jesus on the Cross. Instead of the joyful Alleluia, we sing an alternative hymn which still recognizes Jesus as Lord. During Lent, we prepare our hearts for resuming the Alleluia on Easter Sunday. In both Advent and Lent, we also omit the “Gloria,” again because it is a joyful hymn.
Maybe you have noticed that when the liturgy changed for Lent, we ceased singing the Hymn of Praise and Alleluia before and after the Gospel Reading. The “Alleluia” and “Gloria” are joyful chants, with Alleluia being the primary chant of the Easter Season - "He is risen, Alleluia."
Lent is a penitential period when we express sorrow for the sin that put Jesus on the Cross. Instead of the joyful Alleluia, we sing an alternative hymn which still recognizes Jesus as Lord. During Lent, we prepare our hearts for resuming the Alleluia on Easter Sunday. In both Advent and Lent, we also omit the “Gloria,” again because it is a joyful hymn.
