The Origin of the Angelus and Why We Should Pray It Daily!
Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE The Origin of the Angelus and Why We Should Pray It Daily! By Bella Francis The Angelus The Angelus prayer is a Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Christ at the Annunciation. Dated centuries old, it comprised a daily recitation of 3 Hail Marys in the evening after the Compline (end of the day prayer) preceded by the ringing of a church bell. As time passed, in the Christian lands, the practice was repeated first in the early morning, and then at midday. This is a moment of prayer, then, that has been used to sanctify the first part of the day and it was even prayed to rescue Christianity in difficult moments, such as happened in Belgrade in 1456, when the Turks succeeded in invading Serbia. It is said that over the ages, workers in the fields, halted their labors and prayed when they heard the Angelus bell. This pious practice is depicted by Jean-François Millet’s famous 1857 painting that shows two workers in a potato field stopping to say the Angelus. In later times a set of three antiphons were added to reflect on the Incarnation of Christ at the Annunciation—that profoundly holy moment in which the Angel Gabriel announced God’s invitation for Mary to be the mother of the Messiah, and she said yes. The theme throughout this prayer’s history and usage is the number three. There are three antiphons, three Hail Marys, and the prayer has been traditionally said three times a day: in the morning (usually 6 AM), at noon, and in the evening (usually 6 PM).Artists have shaped our image of the Annunciation: Mary at prayer or in meditation at the angel’s coming. The greatest artists have chosen to immortalize this moment: Mary is usually shown kneeling or seated and sometimes has a book in her hand or nearby. Popes have prayed a weekly Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis currently prays it at noon on Sundays and holy days when he is at the Vatican. The Angelus is a pearl of our faith: it reminds us that the Word was made Flesh, that divinity humbled itself to embrace humanity, that the humble yes of Our Lady to God’s invitation resounds throughout history. Our daily recitation would be our FIAT to God’s plan in our lives. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother of Refuge of the End Times Viral Video! Incredible Viral Photo of Our Lady Taken In Canoinhas, Brazil! Taken on Vigil of Our Lady of Fatima! The Spiritual Meditations of St. Francis de Sales – NINTH MEDITATION Viral Video! Virgin Mary Filmed During Live Event Making A Deep Bow of Adoration Before Jesus, The Holy Sacrament Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge: Join us on Youtube and Telegram.