Question: If I read liturgical documents correctly, the Te Deum is to be prayed on Sundays during Advent but not during Lent, per No. 68 of the General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours. It's my understanding that the Te Deum is associated with and considered similar to the Gloria at Mass in offering praise to God. However, the Gloria is not prayed during Advent, per No. 53 of the General Instruction to the Roman Missal (GIRM). Why is there such a distinction during Advent? -- S.M., Indianapolis, Indiana
