Any person who constantly participates in the Holy Mass hears and learns both the Greater Doxology, “Gloria in excelsis Deo…” (Luke 2: 14), and the Lesser Doxology, “Gloria Patri, et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.” Especially the latter is very often used in both the context of personal, private prayers, and during the Sacraments and Holy Mass. This fact faithfully mirrors the content of the Holy Scriptures, where the notion of „glory” appears hundreds (if not thousands) of times. As a comprehensive mystical synthesis of the entire Bible, the Apocalypse of Saint John emphasizes who is the rightful recipient of the…