The Angelus is a beautiful prayer that reminds all Christians three times a day the miracle of the annunciation: the union of the divine and the human, made possible by Mary’s “Yes”. She allows us to thank the Virgin Mary for having given birth to Christ. It consists of three Hail Marys, prayed in Latin or Spanish, as well as phrases that recall the announcement of the angel to the virgin Mary.
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The Angelus Prayer in Spanish
“v. The Angel of the Lord announced to Mary.
A. And she conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
God save you Mary,
full of grace,
The Lord is with you,
You are blessed between all womans,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Let it be done to me according to your word.
God save you, Mary…
V. The Word became flesh.
A. And he dwelt among us.
God save you, Mary…
V. Pray for us, Holy Mother of God.
R. So that we are worthy of achieving the promises of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.”
PRAYER:
“Infuse, Lord, your grace in our souls, so that, having known by the voice of the angel the incarnation of Christ your son, by his passion and his cross we reach the glory of the resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.”
The Angelus prayer in Latin
“v. Angelus Domini, nuntiavit Mariae
R/ Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Holy Mary, mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
V. Ecce ancilla Domini.
R/ Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Ave Maria…
V. Et Verbum caro factum est.
R/ Et habitavit in nobis.
Ave Maria…
See Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix.
R/ Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.”
Where does the Angelus come from?
The Angelus was born from the Hail Mary. Marian prayer was very much in vogue between the 11th and 13th centuries. In 1090, during the first crusade, Urban II ordered to pray to the Virgin three times, morning and evening, to support the victory of the Crusaders and unite Christians in prayer. It is also said that in the 12th century, Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Matilde of Helfta strongly encouraged the recitation of three Hail Marys a day. A little later, in 1269, Saint Bonaventure rang the bells to call religious and laity to recite three Hail Marys each night, after Compline.
In 1472, the King of France Louis XI gave the order to ring the Angelus bells throughout the kingdom every morning, every noon and every evening, to pray for peace. In the 16th century, under Pope Pius V, we find the oldest traces of the Angelus as we know it today: the three Hail Marys, separated by three verses and their responses.
When to pray the Angelus?
The Angelus has been prayed three times a day, in the morning, at noon and in the evening, for several hundred years. It is usually accompanied by a series of three consecutive chimes, also called Angelus. The Angelus means consecrating oneself to Mary in the morning, renewing our love and gratitude to her at noon, and resting in her arms in the evening.
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