angelus
Example Sentences
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The Vatican confirmed the Pope will preside over the angelus prayer this coming Sunday, but next Wednesday's general audience will not take place "to safeguard the Holy Father's post-surgery recovery".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leads the Sunday angelus prayer in Saint Peter Square at the Vatican February 10, 2013.
From Time ● Feb. 11, 2013
As his angelus rings out I fancy all wild heads bowed in adoration.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
The Chapel bells chimed out their angelus across the fantasmal gloaming, tinkling through the girl's mood in utter harmony with the music of her soul, and the supernal smiles that lingered about her cupid lips.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett
O golden angelus that sounded prolonging uncertain memories, I have seen the swallows hovering to you and followed their dark trails of passage.
From Goblins and Pagodas by Fletcher, John Gould
