Text by Armand Silvestre. The angelus is a Catholic devotion honoring the incarnation of Jesus and often involves tolling of the bells.

“Among the pieces that Mr. Ratez presented to us, we would particularly mention a Pardon Breton, Noël des Marins, permeated throughout with a kind of mystical poetry, and L’Angélus, of profound and symmetrically expressed religious feeling. These three works, characterized by broad style, elegant writing, and lofty inspiration, would assure Mlle. Chaminade a very distinguished place among the young composers of our modern school.” Le Guide musical, Vol. 42 (1896)