Jared Staudt on Sanctifying the Day with the Angelus

"Psalm 55 speaks of crying out to God at morning, noon, and night and Catholics traditionally mark these three key periods of the day by praying the Angelus at six, noon, and six. Sanctifying the key periods of the day began in the early Church by reciting the Our Father three times a day (see the Catechism §2767), which expanded with the praying of the psalms seven times a day and once in the night in what became the Divine Office (see Psalm 119). The rosary itself continues this practice with 150 Hail Marys in place of the 150 psalms (with the old 15 decades before the arrival of the Luminous Mysteries).

"The Angelus, which commemorates Gabriel’s Annunciation to Mary and Jesus' Incarnation, provides us with a brief and simple way to mark the key hinges of the day: beginning the day in prayer, pausing during the busyness of work, and transitioning to the relative calm of evening. . . ."

In a recent commentary, writer Jared Staudt reflected on how we an sanctify each day by praying the Angelus.

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Building Catholic Culture: Sanctifying the Day with the Angelus (13 JUL 19)