angelus

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The Vatican confirmed the Pope will preside over the angelus prayer this coming Sunday, but next Wednesday's general audience will not take place "to safeguard the Holy Father's post-surgery recovery".

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leads the Sunday angelus prayer in Saint Peter Square at the Vatican February 10, 2013.

From Time • Feb. 11, 2013

I delayed so long getting my business done that it's time for the angelus.

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene

Inscripta Christo pagina immortalis est, Excepit adstans angelus coram Deo.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by Withrow, William Henry

Hence, also, the bell tolled in the morning, at noon, and in the evening to indicate the time when the angelus is to be recited.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various