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About CSF
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ANGELUS
(angelus is the Latin word for “angel”), reminds us of how
the Immaculate Virgin Mary became a model for us in totally surrendering
her will to God’s will. With her simple and humble Fiat (Latin
for “let it be done”), she offered herself to God, through the
angel Gabriel, in unquestioning obedience.
So, pray the Angelus (or
the Regina Caeli during the Paschal Season; that is, from Easter Sunday
to Pentecost Sunday) every day at noon, at least—if not also at the traditional
times of 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM.
Set the alarm on your watch or other device for 11:59 AM to remind
you to stop whatever you are doing at midday. It may seem like a nuisance to
stop work to pray, so just remember that if it weren’t for God, you
wouldn’t have any work in the first place.
The
Angelus
(Outside the
Paschal Season—prayed kneeling)
THE
ANGEL of the Lord declared unto Mary.
And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
V. |
Hail, Mary, full of
grace!
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus! |
R. |
Holy Mary, Mother of
God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death. Amen. |
Behold the handmaid
of the Lord.
Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
Hail Mary . . .
AND THE WORD WAS
MADE FLESH.
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.
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(The
Latin)
ANGELUS
Dómini nuntiávit Maríæ.
Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.
V. |
Ave María,
grátia plena, Dóminus tecum;
benedícta tu in
muliéribus,
et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. |
R. |
Sancta María,
Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatóribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen. |
Ecce ancílla
Dómini.
Fiat mihi secúndum verbum tuum.
Ave María . . .
Et Verbum caro factum est.
Et habitávit in nobis.
Ave María . . .
V. |
Ora pro nobis, sancta
Dei Génitrix. |
R. |
Ut digni efficiámur
promissiónibus Christi. |
Orémus—Grátiam
tuam, quaésumus, Dómine,
méntibus nostris infúnde:
ut qui, Angelo nuntiánte, Christi Fílii tui
Incarnatiónem cognóvimus,
per passiónem eius et crucem,
ad resurrectiónis glóriam perducámur.
Per eúmdem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. |
The Regina
Caeli
(From Easter
Sunday to Pentecost Sunday—prayed standing)
QUEEN
of Heaven rejoice, alleluia,
For He, whom you did merit to bear, alleluia,
Has risen as He said, alleluia;
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
V. |
Rejoice and be glad,
O Virgin Mary, alleluia. |
R. |
For the Lord is
truly risen, alleluia. |
Let us
pray—O
God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant, we beseech Thee, that through the intercession
of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of
everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
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(The
Latin)
REGINA
cœli, lætáre, allelúia,
Quia quem meruísti portáre, allelúia,
Resurréxit sicut dixit, allelúia;
Ora pro nobis Deum, allelúia.
V. |
Gaude et lætáre,
Virgo María, allelúia. |
R. |
Quia surréxit
Dóminus vere, allelúia. |
Orémus—Deus, qui per
resurrectiónem Fílii tui,
Dómini nostri Iesu Christi,
mundum lætificáre dignátus es:
præsta, quæsumus, ut per eius Genetrícem Vírginem Maríam,
perpétuæ capiámus gáudia vitæ.
Per eúmdem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. |
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Read
an excerpt from a homily about angels