The Angelus
Dec 5, 2022
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Updated: Oct 16
The Angelus recalls the mystery of the Incarnation three times each day—morning, noon, and night. It is a brief pause that keeps Mary's fiat and the Word made Flesh before our eyes.
Kneel if you can (except on Saturday evening and throughout Sunday), and answer the versicles with a quiet heart.
The Prayer
V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R. And she conceived by the Holy Ghost. Hail, Mary, etc. V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. Be it done unto me according to Thy word. Hail, Mary, etc. V. And the Word was made Flesh. R. And dwelt among us. Hail, Mary, etc. Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that as we have known the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son by the message of an Angel, so, by His Passion and Cross, we may be brought to the glory of His resurrection; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sources: Traditional form; cf. Baltimore Manual of Prayers (1889).
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