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The Angelus
The Angelus prayer with its full text: "The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary…" — the traditional 6am/noon/6pm devotion of the Incarnation.
Part of the Prayers To Mary prayer collection.
In brief
The Angelus prayer with its full text: "The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary…" — the traditional 6am/noon/6pm devotion of the Incarnation.
Prayer: The Angelus
V. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. (Hail Mary…) V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. Be it done unto me according to Thy word. (Hail Mary…) V. And the Word was made flesh. R. And dwelt among us. (Hail Mary…) 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 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.
Source note: Trad.
The Angelus: a brief prayer of the Incarnation
Pray the Angelus at the traditional morning, noon or evening times if that rhythm helps you, or use it whenever you want to pause with the mystery of the Word made flesh. The three Hail Marys are framed by short verses from the Annunciation and a concluding prayer.
The page shows the response structure clearly so it can be prayed alone or with others. It explains the seasonal relationship with Regina Caeli without treating a clock time as a requirement or promising a particular result.
Making it work in a modern day
Link it to existing anchors: first coffee (6am-ish), lunch (noon), and the drive or dishes (6pm). Phone alarms with a bell tone are the honest modern equivalent of the church bell. From Good Friday to Easter, the Church replaces the Angelus with the joyful Regina Caeli — "Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia".
Keep praying
Hail Mary — explained
- The Magnificat — for the evening
- One prayer each morning by email