Angelus

The angel of the Lord ( Angelus ) is a prayer of the Catholic Church, which is in the morning, afternoon and evening prayers.

As prayer invitation is usually the lasted a few minutes Angelus. Prayer involves the consideration of the Incarnation of the Son of God, prepared by the Annunciation dialogue between the Archangel Gabriel and Mary. After each of the three viewing words a Hail Mary is prayed. The final Oration finished the prayer, but it can still be connected to the Father and the commemoration of the dead, the three-time doxology honor.

The Pope prays every Sunday and on solemnities at 12 clock public from his apartment window and then issued the Apostolic Blessing.

History

The usual form of the Angelus today has gradually developed. In the 13th century, was taken over by the Franciscans of the custom to greet the Mother of God at the evening ringing for Compline. In the 14th century, the morning bell was introduced, invited to a prayer for the public good and peace. In the 16th century, the lunch bell was added to call to prayer because of the threat of a Turkish and Islamization of Europe.

Earlier, the daily three-time ringing was so interpreted that the morning bell in the resurrection, the lunch bell to the suffering and the evening bell to commemorate the incarnation of Christ. It was now common Marian antiphon Regina morning caeli, noon the responsory Tenebrae factae sunt, dum crucifixissent Jesus Judaei and evening to pray three Hail Marys. The present form of the Angelus was introduced in 1571 by Pope Pius V..

Throughout 2006, 1.3 million people alone attended the Angelus prayer with Pope Benedict XVI. St. Peter's Square in Rome part.

Text

The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, and she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary ... Mary said: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. Hail Mary ... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Hail Mary ... Pray for us, holy Mother of God ( Holy Mother of God ), ( to ) that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Almighty God, pour thy grace into our hearts. Through the angel's message we have the incarnation of Christ, your Son detected. Lead us by his passion and cross to the glory of the resurrection. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae de Spiritu Sancto et concepit Ave Maria ... Ecce ancilla Domini. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Ave Maria ... Et Verbum caro factum est et habitavit in nobis. Ave Maria ... Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genetrix, ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christ Oremus. Gratiam Tuam, quaesumus, Domine, mentibus nostris infunde, ut, qui angelo nuntiante, Christi, filii tui, incarnationem cognovimus, by passionem eius et crucem ad gloriam resurrectionis perducamur. Per eundem Christ, Dominum nostrum. Amen.

During the Easter season, between Easter Sunday and Pentecost, is prayed at the instigation of Pope Benedict XIV instead of the Angelus, the Regina Coeli since 1742:

O Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia, is risen, as he said, Alleluia. Bitt God is for us, Mary, Alleluia. Rejoice and exult, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord is truly risen, alleluia. Let us pray. - Almighty God, fulfilled by the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, you have the world with joy. Let's go through his virgin mother Mary to be imperishable joy of Easter. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Regina Coeli, laetare, alleluia. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia, Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia. Quia Dominus vere surrexit, alleluia. Oremus. Deus, qui per filii tui Domini nostri resurrectionem Jesus Christ mundum laetificare dignatus it: Praesta, quaesumus, ut per eius Genetricem Virginem Mariam perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eundem Dominum nostrum Christ. Amen.