SACRED HEART CHURCH NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUTThe First Week in Advent
The collect for the First week in Advent
Stir up thy power, O Lord, and come, that by thy protection we may be rescued from the dangers that beset us through our sins; and be a Redeemer to deliver us; Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
The beautiful prayer The Angelus can be said with the family together in preparation for the coming of Our Savior.
The Angelus is a short devotion in honor of the Incarnation, repeated three times each day, morning, noon, and evening. The origins of the Angelus are somewhat vague, but it seems clear they are rooted in monastic prayers of the hours, and even in its earliest form included the three "Hail Marys". Originally the Angelus prayers were said at night prayers, and over the years mid-day and morning hours were added. By the early seventeenth century the formula of prayers exactly as we know it today was complet
e.The Angelus
V: The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
R: And she conceived by the Holy Ghost.
V: Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among 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.
V: Behold, the handmaid of the Lord.
R: Be it done unto me according to thy word.
V: Hail Mary ...
R: Holy Mary ...
V: And the Word was made flesh
R: And dwelt among us.
V: Hail Mary ...
R: Holy Mary ...
V: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
V: Let us pray.
All: Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace unto 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.
posted by Ginny @ 10:00 AM
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I've worked really hard trying to make a complete list of Advent related links and ideas to grow in faith, but I never thought of the Angelus before. I have actually started to pray it more so as an Advent devotion. Thank you for the reminder.
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