Angelus prayer
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The Angelus prayer is a traditional Catholic devotion recited three times daily that commemorates the Incarnation of Christ through meditations on the role of the Virgin Mary.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angelus prayer canonical | 2 |
| Angelus | 1 |
| Fatima Prayer | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotion
ⓘ
Christian prayer ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ |
| associatedGesture | sign of the cross ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
church bells
ⓘ
noonday prayer ⓘ |
| bellPattern | triple ringing pattern ⓘ |
| commemorates | Incarnation of Christ ⓘ |
| commonSetting |
Catholic institutions
ⓘ
homes ⓘ parish churches ⓘ |
| concludingPrayerTheme | participation in Christ’s Passion and Resurrection ⓘ |
| developedFrom | monastic bell customs ⓘ |
| devotionalBenefit |
remembrance of Christ’s Incarnation
ⓘ
sanctification of the day ⓘ |
| devotionalCategory |
daily prayer
ⓘ
family prayer ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
recited kneeling
ⓘ
standing on Sundays ⓘ |
| honors | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| includesVerse |
"And the Word was made flesh"
ⓘ
"Behold the handmaid of the Lord" ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeasonVariation | Regina Caeli in Easter season ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
outside Mass
ⓘ
popular devotion ⓘ |
| openingWords | Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Annunciation
ⓘ
Incarnation ⓘ Mary’s fiat ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
popes
|
| recitationFrequency | three times daily ⓘ |
| recitedBy |
clergy
ⓘ
lay faithful ⓘ religious communities ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| spiritualFocus |
imitation of Mary’s obedience
ⓘ
meditation on mystery of the Incarnation ⓘ |
| structure |
Hail Mary repetitions
ⓘ
concluding prayer ⓘ three versicles and responses ⓘ |
| textSource | Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | opening words "Angelus Domini" ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | a few minutes ⓘ |
| typicalTimes |
evening
ⓘ
morning ⓘ noon ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fatima Prayer
this entity surface form:
Angelus