Angelus

The Angelus is a Roman Catholic devotion in memory of the Incarnation. It has its name from the opening words, Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ. It consists of three texts describing the mystery, recited as versicle and response alternately with the salutation "Hail, Mary!" This devotion is recited in the Catholic Church three times daily, about 6am, noon and 6pm. At these hours a bell known as the Angelus bell is rung. This is still rung in some English country churches, and has often been mistaken for an ...

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• Angelus - Latin text
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V/. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ, R/. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen. V/. "Ecce Ancilla Domini." R/. "Fiat mihi secundum Verbum tuum." Ave Maria, gratia plena... V/. Et Verbum caro factum est. R/. Et habitavit in nobis. Ave Maria, g ...

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Angelus, Angelus - Latin text, Angelus - English text

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a U.S. television series loosely based on the original script for the 1992 movie of the same name. It was created by Joss Whedon, who also wrote the movie, and was produced by Mutant Enemy Productions. The show's title is often abbreviated simply to Buffy or BTVS. The series follows the life and trials of Buffy Summers, a teenage girl chosen by fate to battle against vampires, demons, and other supernatural foes, usually with ...

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• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Format and content
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffyverse spinoffs
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Angel TV series
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Undeveloped ideas
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Comics
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• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other spinoffs
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Legacy
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An alter ego (from Latin, "other I") is another self, a second personality or persona within a person. The term is commonly used in literature analysis and comparison to describe characters who are psychologically identical. The term and concept also frequently appear in popular fiction, such as in comic books, for the secret identity of a superhero, vigilante, or crimefighter: Alter ego - Alter egos in fiction. Batman is the alter ego of Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent is the alter eg ...

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Angel was the highly successful spin-off from the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Angel had a darker tone than Buffy, and it at times performed better in the U.S. Nielsen Ratings than its parent series. The series was created by Buffy creator Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired in October of 1999. Like Buffy, it wa ...

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• Angel TV series - Buffyverse spinoffs
• Angel TV series - Comics
• Angel TV series - Novels
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• Angel TV series - Awards & Nominations
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In Roman Catholicism, an altar bell is a small bell placed on the credence or in some other convenient place on the epistle side of the altar. Its original intention was to draw the parishoners attention to the occurrence of transubstantiation (especially for those present who did not follow the then-Latin Mass). Altar bell - Modern usage. In modern times its use in the Mass is considered optional to the consecration. Many parishes do not use them, but they are recommended, and some do con ...

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In Catholic theology, an indulgence is the remission of the temporal punishment due to God for sin. Indulgence - Theology. Indulgence - Sin. Personal sins, as opposed to original sin, are either mortal or venial. Mortal sins are sins of grave (serious) matter, where the sinner is aware that the act (or omission) is both a sin and a grave matter, and performs the act (or omission) with deliberate consent. The act of committing a mortal sin cuts off the sinner from Go ...

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• Indulgence - Merit
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February 2005 - February 28 2005. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the U.S. State Department (U.S. State Department). Steve Fossett prepares to set off on his attempt to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe, without refuelling, in a jet-powered plane – the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. (BBC) At the Old Bailey, Briton Saajid Badat pleads guilty to planning a suicide attack on a US bound aircraft. Badat subsequently withdrew from the conspiracy, leaving fello ...

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Characters. Main Articles: Main Characters and Minor Characters Buffy Summers (portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar) is "The Slayer", one in a long line of (often short-lived) young girls chosen by fate to battle the forces of darkness. This calling also mystically endows her with dramatically increased physical strength, endurance, agility, intuition, accelerated healing, and a limited degree of clairvoyance, usually in the form of prophetic dreams. Buffy fights ...

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Origins, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Plot, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Characters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Foes and supernatural elements, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Setting, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Format and content, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffyverse spinoffs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Angel TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Undeveloped ideas, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Novels, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other spinoffs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Legacy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Academic works, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Parodies and references, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Similar works, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Series information, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Episodes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Main villains Big Bads, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - DVD Releases, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Awards and nominations, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other languages

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In Season 5, the gang begins to get used to their new life at Wolfram & Hart — and the presence of Eve, their conduit to the Senior Partners — ("Conviction"). Gunn undergoes a special cognitive procedure that transforms him into a brilliant lawyer. The group receives a package. It turns out to be the amulet that was given to Angel at the end of Season 4, which the vampire Spike used to destroy the Hellmouth in Sunnydale (in the Buffy series finale, "Chosen"), apparently at the cost of his undead "life". Suddenly, Spike appears, s ...

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Angel television series plot summary, Angel television series plot summary - Season One, Angel television series plot summary - Season Two, Angel television series plot summary - Season Three, Angel television series plot summary - Season Four, Angel television series plot summary - Season Five

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The Regina Cæli (Queen of Heaven) is an anthem of the Roman Catholic Church which replaces the Angelus at Eastertide (from Holy Saturday until the Saturday after Pentecost); it is named for its opening words in Latin: Regina coeli laetare, Alleluia, Quia quem meruisti portare. Alleluia, Resurrexit, Sicut dixit, Alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum. Alleluia. Queen of He ...

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Queen of Heaven, Queen of Heaven - Christianity, Queen of Heaven - Christian Hymn, Queen of Heaven - Fertile Crescent religions, Queen of Heaven - Reference

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Characters. Main Articles: Main Characters and Minor Characters Buffy (portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar) is "The Slayer", one in a long line of (often short-lived) young girls chosen by fate to battle the forces of darkness. This calling also mystically endows her with dramatically increased physical strength, endurance, agility, intuition, accelerated healing, and a limited degree of clairvoyance, usually in the form of prophetic dreams. Buffy fights under the direction of her "Watcher", Giles (Anthony Stewart Head), who ...

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Origins, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Plot, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Characters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Foes and supernatural elements, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Setting, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Format and content, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffyverse spinoffs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Angel TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Undeveloped ideas, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Novels, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other spinoffs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Legacy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Academic works, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Parodies and references, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Similar works, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Series information, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Episodes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Main villains Big Bads, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - DVD Releases, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Awards and nominations, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other languages

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The Devil is the card of self bondage. Bondage to an idea or belief which is preventing us from growing - examples of such beliefs could include believing that getting drunk each night is good for you. The Devil is the 15th card of the Major Arcana, and is associated with earth and Capricorn. Though many decks portray a stereotypical Satan figure for this card, it more accurately represents our bondage to material things rather than any evil persona. It also indicates an obsession or addiction to fulfilling our own earthly base desires. ...

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Drusilla Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Character History. Drusilla was a beautiful young woman with a form of foresight that allowed her to occasionally foretell the future. Angelus became obsessed with Drusilla and plagued her and her family for several years. He killed her entire family, causing her to leave for a convent. On the day she was to take her holy vows, Angelus made her watch as he killed every person in the convent and engaged in sexual relations with Darla before he turned her. The trauma drove her in ...

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Drusilla Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Drusilla Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Biography, Drusilla Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Character History, Drusilla Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Powers & Abilities, Drusilla Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Romantic Relationships, Drusilla Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Appearances

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Episode 15 of season two, "Phases", starts with Willow's increasing frustration that Oz shows no sign of wanting to get serious — not to mention physical — with her. Cordelia is frustrated with Xander because he keeps talking about Willow, even while making out in Sunnydale's lover's lane under a beautiful full moon. They are attacked by a werewolf that rips a hole in the car's roof. Giles points out that there have been quite a number of other attacks, though so far only animals have been killed. During high school gym class, we learn that at least two students have been bitten lately: Oz by a cousin who doesn' ...

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Phases Buffy episode, Phases Buffy episode - Plot synopsis, Phases Buffy episode - Arc significance, Phases Buffy episode - Writing and acting, Phases Buffy episode - Quotes and trivia, Phases Buffy episode - Cast, Phases Buffy episode - Other languages

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Six-One has been RTÉ's flagship television news programme since its launch in October 1988. Its predecessor programme was known as "Newstime". It also went out at 6:01pm, but was preceded by an RTÉ News programme at 5:40pm. The programme's first lead male presenter, Seán Duignan, was later appointed Government Press Secretary by Albert Reynolds. In the early 1990s he was later replaced by Eammon Lawlor, who later moved to RTÉ Lyric FM. He in turn was replaced by current incumbent Bryan Dobson. Six-One News - ...

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Six-One News, Six-One News - Format, Six-One News - History, Six-One News - Famous incidents on the bulletin, Six-One News - Why Six-One?

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Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Character History. William Pratt was born in 1860 in London, England to Anne Pratt and an unknown father. William's surname was not revealed in the series and for years was widely accepted to be "Walthrop" in the fandom. However, creator Joss Whedon recently revealed it to be "Pratt". In 1880, at approximately 25 to 30 years of age, William was a brown-haired, ineffectual gentleman who lived with his mother and wrote poetry. He was called "William the Bloody" behind his bac ...

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Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Biography, Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Character History, Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Powers & Abilities, Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Romantic Relationships, Spike Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Appearances

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Episode 6 of season 1, "The Pack", starts with a Sunnydale High School outing to a zoo. A gang of four kids taunt and terrorize other students, and when one boy does not have the courage to tell Principal Flutie what they have done to him, they force him to go with them to the Hyena House even though it is under quarantine. Xander follows to help him, whereas Willow and Buffy are stopped by a warden. He warns the two girls that the animals, fresh from Africa, are said ...

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The Pack Buffy episode, The Pack Buffy episode - Plot synopsis, The Pack Buffy episode - Arc significance, The Pack Buffy episode - Writing and acting, The Pack Buffy episode - Quotes and trivia, The Pack Buffy episode - Cast and crew, The Pack Buffy episode - Other languages

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Olahus was particularly active in the Counter-Reformation; even before his elevation to the Archbishopric of Gran, he had been a very zealous opponent of the new Protestant teachings. As Primate of Hungary he threw himself with renewed energy into the great conflict, aiming especially at the purity of Catholic Faith, the restoration of ecclesiastical discipline, the reformation of the clergy, and the establishment of new schools. The mountain cities of Upper Hungary, in which the doctrines of the Reformation had made considerable ...

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Nicolaus Olahus, Nicolaus Olahus - Early life, Nicolaus Olahus - High office, Nicolaus Olahus - Activities, Nicolaus Olahus - Writings

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Characters. Main Articles: Main Characters and Minor Characters Buffy Summers (portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar) is "The Slayer", one in a long line of (often short-lived) young girls chosen by fate to battle the forces of darkness. This calling also mystically endows her with dramatically increased physical strength, endurance, agility, intuition, accelerated healing, and a limited degree of clairvoyance, usually in the form of prophetic dreams. Buffy fights under the direction of her "Watcher", Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head), who ...

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Origins, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Plot, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Characters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Foes and supernatural elements, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Setting, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Format and content, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffyverse spinoffs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Angel TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Undeveloped ideas, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Novels, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other spinoffs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Legacy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Academic works, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Parodies and references, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Similar works, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Series information, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Episodes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Main villains Big Bads, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - DVD Releases, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Awards and nominations, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Other languages

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