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

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Last Gospel alsoKnownAs Last Gospel
this entity surface form: Last Gospel of John
Tridentine Mass contains Last Gospel
Mass of St. Pius V containsElement Last Gospel