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Alleluia, Latin form of the expression Hallelujah Hallelujah (hăl'əl ..... Click the link for more information. . alleluia a song of praise to God How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Such applause is a form of acclamation, and the liturgy often calls
for acclamation* At a parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago, where the
scriptures are deeply revered and the Easter Vigil is celebrated with
great care, spontaneous applause broke out one year at the end of the
gospel procession, after the Book of the Gospels was carried around the
room to the joyous singing of the Alleluia. Poet Ann Weems writes, "In the godforsaken, obscene, quicksand
of life, there is a deafening alleluia rising from the souls of those
who weep and those who weep with those who weep. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd penned
the by-now famous phrase, "The cafeteria is officially
closed," to which one can only respond, 'Amen, Alleluia. |
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