Sunday 17 March 2019

The Angelus

The first time I Heard this prayer was at the Canadian Martyr Church which had a 12:30pm Mass every Tuesday to Friday. It was a convenient place to worship before my afternoon work at the Convalescent Care Program at Shalom Village in the Westdale Village, Hamilton. Father Marcus always lead this prayer prior to opening the Mass. I have since then developed a habit of praying multiple times during the day by setting the alarm on my Apple watch to go off at:
I learned to put The Angelus prayer at 11:55am from Dr. Taylor Marshall, from whom I am learning the teachings of Thomas Aquinas through his “New Saint Thomas Institute”. The reason he prayed The Angelus at 11:55am is that according to this background history: "Although the Angelus has been traditionally said three times daily, at 6 am, noon and 6 pm, you can pray it at anytime! It is still accompanied by the ringing of a bell (the Angelus bell) in some places such as Vatican City and parts of Germany and Ireland."
 
In this 19th century work by the French painter Jean-Francois Millet, a farming couple prays the Angelus at dusk.

So this is the prayer and it’s (italic) Latin translation (also my way of learning Latin - directly via prayers and scriptures that I am familiar with):

The Angelus (Latinhttps://youtu.be/ptyW-CWwY-I
V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, (Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.)
R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. (Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.)

Hail Mary, full of grace. Our Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. *Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
(Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. * Sancta Maria, Mater Dei ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.)

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. (Ecce ancilla Domini,)
R. Be it done unto me according to Your Word. (Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.)

Hail Mary, etc...

V. And the Word was made flesh, (Et Verbum caro factum est,)
R. And dwelt among us. (Et habitavit in nobis.)

Hail Mary, etc...

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. (Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix,)
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. (Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.)

Let us pray:

Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord,
Your Grace into our hearts;
that as we have known the incarnation of Christ,
your 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.
(Oremus. Gratiam tuam, quaesumus, Domine, mentibus nostris infunde; ut qui, Angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii tui incarnationem cognovimus, per passionem eius et crucem ad resurrectionis gloriam perducamur. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum.)

Amen.

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