The Angelus Prayer The Annunciation Virgin Mary Poster

The Angelus Prayer The Annunciation Virgin Mary & Archangel Gabriel The Angel Prayer is accompanied by the ringing of a bell, as a call to prayer. The archangel referred to in the prayer is Gabriel, a messenger of God who revealed to Mary that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God. During the recital of the Angel prayer, one must bow or genuflect at the words, And the Word was made flesh & dwelt among us, those reciting the prayer bow or genuflect drawing attention to the moment of the Incarnation of Christ into human flesh. The Angelus Prayer is recited 3xs a day in most Franciscan and contemplative monasteries, such as Trappist monks and convents and in most Catholic Churches in Germany, Mexico, the Philippines, most Spanish Countries, US & Canada.