Angelus

The Angelus is a Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Christ, typically recited three times a day in Roman Catholic churches, convents, and monasteries, as well as by some Western Rite Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican churches. The devotion involves reciting three Biblical verses and the prayer "Hail Mary", and is often accompanied by the ringing of the Angelus church bells. The custom of reciting the Angelus originated in the 11th-century monastic tradition, with the first written documentation dating back to the Italian Franciscan friar Sinigardi di Arezzo in 1282. The current form of the Angelus prayer was standardized by the 17th century, and is traditionally recited in the morning, at noon, and in the evening.learn more on wikipedia