The Angelus

The Angelus

The Angel of the Lord

declared unto Mary.

And she conceived of the Holy Spirit

Hail Mary...etc.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord.

May it be done unto me

according to Your word.

Hail Mary...etc.

And the Word was made flesh.

And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary...etc.

V.  Pray, for us O Holy Mother of God

R.  That we may be made worthy

of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.  Pour forth,

we beseech You, O Lord,

Your grace into our hearts

that we to whom

the incarnation of Christ,

Your Son, was made known

by the message of an angel,

may, by His passion and cross,

be brought to the glory

of the resurrection,

through the same Christ

our Lord.  Amen

for each Hail Mary that has an....etc...after it, say

Hail Mary, full of grace

the Lord is with you

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

There is no precise historical documentation as to exactly when the Angelus was introduced into the Church, but it has been traced back as far as the 11th century and was prayed in monasteries, convents and by the ordinary people of the Church.  It is still prayed throughout the Christian world, by Catholics, some Lutherans, Protestants, and in general, lay people.  The church recommends that the Angelus be prayed three times a day, around 6 A.M-12 noon and around 6 P.M on a daily bases.  Pope John Paul wrote that the Angelus leads us to God and God leads us to the Angelus.

This past week the new translation of the mass was introduced on the first day-Sunday-of Advent.  We stumbled over a few words, but it was harder for the priest who offered up the mass.  After all, he is in his 80's, but he did pretty well.

Today I had to go get my licence renewed and take a box to the UPS store to ship back to Dish Network.  It was really windy and cold.  I just don't enjoy this kind of weather.

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WHAT A STRANGE

AND WONDROUS STORY

FROM THE BOOK OF GOD

IS READ

HOW THE LORD

OF LIFE AND GLORY

HAD NO WHERE

TO LAY HIS HEAD

HOW HE LEFT HIS

HEAVENLY FATHER

AND IN A MANGER LIE 

THAN GROW AND TEACH

TO HEAL AND PREACH

AND ON A CROSS DID DIE

BORN TO HOLY MARY

SO VERY LONG AGO

IN A LOWLY, HUMBLE STABLE

WHERE THE

WISE MEN FOUND HIM SO

THE ANGELS SANG

HIS COMING

A STRANGE AND

WONDROUS MAN

AS TOLD BY THE

GREAT PROPHETS

TO FULFILL THE

FATHER'S PLAN

Well, you can't accuse me of being a great..or even a good poet...can you.  This a statement...not a question.

Some may wonder why I continue this blog in this vein.  I continue for the Russian readers and for the readers in other countries.  And that is that.  The choice is yours..to read or not.

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