Where's the Angelus?

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On Friday mornings I pretty must always attend daily Mass for both Confession and Mass at a nearby church which isn’t my main parish. It’s neat because they often have different priests there who all give a different point of view on sins. It’s great having all their views build into one which has really helped me learn more about sins and what to do. 👍

But back to the topic. They often pray something called the Angelus when the Mass first starts. This is something that I don’t really know. It consists of some Hail Marys, and some words that I can’t repeat because I don’t know them. I’ve looked in the books and the “cheat sheet”, if you will, and I haven’t had much luck finding the Angelus. Short of whipping out my phone to find it online, what are the words to this prayer, and where might it be in the Missalette?
 
I know it in French, but it isn’t hard to find in English. Put three words into Google: “Angelus”, “in” and “English”, and you will find this:
℣. The Angel of the LORD declared unto Mary,
℟. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
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Hail Mary, full of grace; the LORD is with thee: blessed art thou amongst 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.
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℣. Behold the handmaid of the LORD.
℟. Be it done unto me according to thy word.
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Hail Mary, full of grace; the LORD is with thee: blessed art thou amongst 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.
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℣. And the Word was made flesh.
℟. And dwelt among us.
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Hail Mary, full of grace; the LORD is with thee: blessed art thou amongst 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.
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℣. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
℟. That we might be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
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Let us pray,
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O LORD, Thy grace into our hearts; that, we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
℟. Amen.
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The Angelus, thus, is basically the story of the Incarnation.
 
We sing the Angelus in Latin after every Sunday High Mass. (It end just before noon ).

Our parish is an FSSP parish, so we most everything in Latin. 👍
 
corsair said:
We sing the Angelus in Latin after every Sunday High Mass. (It end just before noon ).

Our parish is an FSSP parish, so we most everything in Latin. 👍
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Interesting, I’ve never heard it sung. I go to an FSSP parish as well.

I’ll have to look into that. 🙂
 
In Catholic countries they pray it at 6 am, noon, and 6 pm. We have the Angelus bells at noon, only, in my parish. We pray it every day except Sunday.
 
Thanks for the replies! Other than printing out the sheet to bring to Mass, where would I be able to find a copy of the Angelus at the church? I have a very bad memory, so I wouldn’t be able to remember the Angelus very quickly.
 
Melodeonist said:
Thanks for the replies! Other than printing out the sheet to bring to Mass, where would I be able to find a copy of the Angelus at the church? I have a very bad memory, so I wouldn’t be able to remember the Angelus very quickly.
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Unless your parish has a prayer book in the pew that includes the Angelus, you probably won’t find it there.
 
Melodeonist said:
Thanks for the replies! Other than printing out the sheet to bring to Mass, where would I be able to find a copy of the Angelus at the church? I have a very bad memory, so I wouldn’t be able to remember the Angelus very quickly.
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You may find the Angelus in the missalette, depending on the publisher. It may be on the inside of the front or back cover, or in the book listed under s title such as “Common Prayers”.
I have a holy card that has it on the back. Otherwise just print it out from your computer.
 
Dear Melodeonist,

I believe some Catholic editions of the Bible have the prayer printed as a supplement.

My mother owns a “Revised Standard Version” which includes the Angelus as well as several other traditional Catholic prayers.

If you are in the habit of carrying a Bible to Mass, this may be an option. 🙂
 
Just join in the Hail Marys for the time being. Also, you may find that there is a leader for the Angelus who says the first half of each versicle (the little bits in between) so that will cut down by half what you need to know to join in.

Whatever you do, don’t absentmindedly say ‘She WAS conceived of the Holy Spirit’. Believe it or not, I have actually heard this.
 
When I was a kid, hearing the Angelus bells every night was so beautiful! Our house was just a wee bit over one-half mile from the old church. I was probably around four years old when I remember hearing them for the first time. It was wonderful, playing outside in the summer and hearing the Angelus “clear as a bell.” : )

The man who rang the bells was the grandfather of one of my classmates when I started school. I was in total awe of my classmate! That he should have such a famous grandfather! : )

This was in the 1950s. Memories…
 
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When I was a kid, hearing the Angelus bells every night was so beautiful! Our house was just a wee bit over one-half mile from the old church. I was probably around four years old when I remember hearing them for the first time. It was wonderful, playing outside in the summer and hearing the Angelus “clear as a bell.” : )

The man who rang the bells was the grandfather of one of my classmates when I started school. I was in total awe of my classmate! That he should have such a famous grandfather! : )

This was in the 1950s. Memories…
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Yes! Childhood memories are of the Angelus bell at noon and the pealing of the funeral toll that made you wonder who in the parish had died.
 
My Church rings the Carillon bells for the 6A, 12N & 6P Angelus every day along with the Prayer.
 
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