angelus
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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
Give back to me the wagon-track on the roadway from which I heard sound the packs of hounds with their hanging ears, like an angelus.
From Romance of the Rabbit by Gladys Edgerton
He offered to accompany the priest when he went away, and they walked off towards the church where the angelus was ringing.
From The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories by Guy de Maupassant
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 John Gould Fletcher
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