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angelus bell

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Noun1.angelus bell - the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
bell, toll - the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"


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The three times that the Angelus bells call me to prayer are opportunities for conversion and peace.
A crane hoisted the biggest, the 1-ton Angelus bell, into place after Gabrielino-Tongva American Indians chanted a blessing and wafted smoke from burning sage over it with eagle feathers.
A recent trip to Ireland reminded me of the custom, because Radio Telifis Eireann, the state television station, displays an image of Mary and her child, and rings the Angelus bell each day at 6 p m.
 
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