Why no Gloria at funerals?

[Lane]

Why no Gloria at funerals ? Shouldn’t that be a time when we should be thanking God that the deceased is in heaven or at least in purgatory, where we can pray for them to go to heaven ?
Either way, they are closer to God now. We should be happy about that.
It should give us comfort. I think it’s appropriate
Glory to God in the highest
and on EARTH PEACE to people of good will
We PRAISE You
We BLESS You
We ADORE You
We GLORIFY You
We GIVE YOU THANKS for your great glory
Lord God heavenly king
O God Almighty father
Lord Jesus Christ only begotten son
Lord God
Lamb of God
Son of the father
You take away the sins of the World
HAVE MERCY ON US
You take away the sins of the world
RECIEVE OUR PRAYER
You are seated at the right hand of the father
HAVE MERCY ON US
For you alone are the holy one
You alone are the Lord
You alone are the most high JESUS CHRIST
With the Holy Spirit
In the Glory of God the father
Amen.

 

[JimG]

I guess I never noticed this. But I do recall that the “Requiem” and the “Dies Irae” used to be sung at funerals, and black vestments were used.

 

[HeDa]

Gloria is optional on weekday Masses and those of lesser importance. Gloria is sung or recited on Sundays, major celebrations like Easter, Christmas, Annunciation and some saints. It is decided by Vatican and also the local diocese what is celebrated in your local diocese. It is printed in the Ordo in either book form or on the webpage of the diocese. Lots of interesting info in that book as which celebrations take priority over others and the options for each day and readings.

 

[RoseScented]

Why no Gloria at funerals ? Shouldn’t that be a time when we should be thanking God that the deceased is in heaven or at least in purgatory, where we can pray for them to go to heaven ?
Either way, they are closer to God now. We should be happy about that.
It should give us comfort. I think it’s appropriate

Not that I have anything against having the Gloria done at funerals, but this wouldn’t be a reason to do it. At a funeral we don’t know where a person’s final destination is. So we wouldn’t be thanking God that the deceased is in heaven or purgatory. Instead we would be giving glory to God in his Love and Justice and praying that he have Mercy on the deceased and us when we come to our judgement time. We can have a well founded hope in the Lord, but not be presumptuous. Only God knows where that person is.

 

[edward_george1]

Gloria is optional on weekday Masses and those of lesser importance.

Not optional, it simply isn’t done on days where it isn’t prescribed. This is due to progressive solemnity, to mark off certain days as being more solemn than others.

-Fr ACEGC

 

[runningdude]

The Gloria is a song of unmitigated joy. It is omitted from funerals out of sensitivity. It is also omitted during penitential seasons such as Advent and Lent to allow better reflection on Christ’s suffering and death for our sins.