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
Then, in the deepening dusk, two churches, one on each side of the river, began to sound the angelus.
From Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine by Edward Harrison Barker
A few minutes later the angelus sounded sweetly over the woods and meadows of Sainte Lesse.
From Barbarians by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
They would linger a little in her head, and, perhaps, always wake at some sunset hour or some angelus chime, but not to trouble her.
From Bebee by Ouida