Last Gospel
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The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Last Gospel of John | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical tradition
ⓘ
Tridentine Mass element ⓘ liturgical reading ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Final Gospel
ⓘ
Last Gospel ⓘ
surface form:
Last Gospel of John
|
| associatedCouncil |
Council of Trent
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Trent (indirectly, via Tridentine codification)
|
| associatedWith |
Tridentine Mass
ⓘ
surface form:
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
Gospel of John ⓘ
surface form:
Prologue of John
|
| celebratedOn | most days in the Tridentine calendar ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Missale Romanum
ⓘ
surface form:
Missal of Pius V
|
| containsVerse |
John 1:1
ⓘ
John 1:14 ⓘ |
| customaryPosture | standing ⓘ |
| devotionalCharacter | quasi-devotional addition to the Mass ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | meditation on the mystery of the Word made flesh ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | often recited quietly by the priest ⓘ |
| focusesOnConcept | Logos (the Word) ⓘ |
| focusesOnPerson | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
surface form:
Prologue of the Gospel of John
|
| historicalDevelopment |
later incorporated into the official rubrics of the Mass
ⓘ
originated as a private priestly devotion after Mass ⓘ |
| introducedIn | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook |
Missale Romanum
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Missal
|
| liturgicalCategory | Gospel reading ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | concluding reading of Mass ⓘ |
| liturgicalGesture | genuflection at “Et Verbum caro factum est” ⓘ |
| liturgicalReformStatus | suppressed as a required element in the post–Vatican II Mass ⓘ |
| mayBeReplacedBy | proper Gospel of certain feasts (in older rubrics) ⓘ |
| omittedIn | Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| positionInLiturgy |
after the dismissal of the Tridentine Mass
ⓘ
after the final blessing ⓘ |
| proclaimedFrom | Gospel side of the altar ⓘ |
| recitationMode | usually read rather than chanted in parish practice ⓘ |
| recitedBy | celebrant priest ⓘ |
| retainedIn |
Missale Romanum
ⓘ
surface form:
1962 Roman Missal
|
| riteType | Latin liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| rubricalStatus | largely obligatory in the Tridentine Missal ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of John 1:1–14
Gospel of John ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of John 1:1–18 (in some usages)
|
| textBeginsWith | In principio erat Verbum ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Incarnation of Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Incarnation of the Word
creation through the Word ⓘ divinity of Christ ⓘ |
| traditionType | Roman Rite custom ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| usedIn |
Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Rite
Tridentine Mass ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Last Gospel of John