Are you still stopping to pray the Angelus?
@jrlcentral (2605)
Roxas, Philippines
March 14, 2021 5:06am CST
This question is intended for the Catholics but of course, you may join the discussion if you are not...
When I was young, I remember that when the Church bells toll at 6 PM, people would stop walking, vehicles would go to the side and stop, to stay the Angelus. This is because our country is predominantly Catholic.
However, lately, I noticed that only a few people would do so these days. Have you observed that in your place as well?
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@GardenGerty (160117)
• United States
14 Mar 21
Now I know what the Angelus is. I am not Catholic, I did not know. I think if we would all stop and pray daily, and really pray, commune with God, we would find ourselves better off and more in tune with God and each other.
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@mythociate (21435)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 Mar 21
No, because "real prayer" has NOTHING TO DO with 'whether anybody else is praying.'
'Real prayer' is done "alone in your secret room with the door shut"; what you're referring-to is more like a club's pledge.
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@jrlcentral (2605)
• Roxas, Philippines
15 Mar 21
@mythociate ahh.. but we do believe in communal prayer. A practice that was prescribed in the Bible when Jesus said "when two or more gathered in my name..."
But then i your practuce is also written that "when you pray, you go to your room ..."
Sorry, i cant memorize both scriptures exactly... but the thoughts are there. ;)
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@jrlcentral (2605)
• Roxas, Philippines
14 Mar 21
I agree... and praying the Angelus is a tradition that brings the community to pray the same prayer at the same time... sadly... it's a fading tradition.
Some local radio stations are still airing the prayer though.
@mythociate (21435)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 Mar 21
That's an interesting tradition, one that I don't think we've EVER had in America (maybe some small towns do something like that).
We DO have a lot of churches with clock-towers that ring loudly every hour (during the day) ... it's mostly to keep everyone "on the same clock," though people privately can pray or cross themselves or whatever.
That reminds me of the Muslims' (Islamic) habit of bowing 'to The East' ('to Mecca') five times a day.
There IS a "tradition" in a church I used to go to ... Every Saturday, the city runs the Tornado Sirens at noon. 'Saturday at Noon' is when that Sabbatarian church would be doing 'the prayer-service' in its weekly worship. Now--whenever I hear the Tornado Sirens at noons on Saturdays--I still think, 'Uh-oh! It's Prayer-time at Gospel Celebration Fellowship!"
It’s timeless sound that we’ve all heard. A civil defense or air-raid siren, more commonly known as a tornado siren here in Texoma.
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@jrlcentral (2605)
• Roxas, Philippines
14 Mar 21
Most of the churches here in the Philippines are over a hundred years old, a few are over two hundred even... they have these huge bells that can be heard within a radius of more or less two kilometers... maybe more if the sound is not drowned by the noise...
And yeah.. the Angelus may be short but it is similar to the Muslim tradition of praying at sundown. But instead of bowing to the east, we just stand and face the direction of the church if visible...
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@mythociate (21435)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 Mar 21
@jrlcentral I looked it up, and it said they do it THREE TIMES A DAY in some areas in your country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelus#Modern_usage
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@jrlcentral (2605)
• Roxas, Philippines
15 Mar 21
@mythociate yeah. In catholic schools the prayer is said in the morning, noon and evening.
