Bringing Back the Pause for Prayer
The Angelus Bell Project is an initiative spearheaded by lay Catholics with a single mission: that Christians everywhere will return to the ancient practice of pausing three times a day to pray the Angelus.
A Tradition That Faded
For centuries, church bells called Christians to pause three times a day to pray the Angelus, a meditation on the Incarnation. In village squares and open fields, across Europe and beyond, people stopped what they were doing and turned their hearts to God.
Most of us no longer live within earshot of a bell that rings the Angelus, and many Catholics have never been taught it. The Angelus Bell Project exists to bring that pause back: through the free Angelus Bell app, which rings real church bells on your devices, and through this site, where anyone can learn the prayer and pray it in their own language.
- The Angelus Bell app, free on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android, and Chrome.
- 10,000+ users, rated 4.9 stars.
- The prayer in Latin and 19 other languages, each from a named source.
- Real bells recorded at churches and abbeys in France, Italy, the Czech Republic, and the United States.
The People Behind the Project
Daniel Egan
Founder
Daniel Egan is a Catholic husband, father, and Detroit-based entrepreneur. In the spring of 2025, he built a simple Chrome extension to remind himself to pray the Angelus during his hectic workday. From that small tool, the Angelus Bell Project was born.
Questions, ideas, and corrections come straight to us at hello@angelusbell.org.
Our Commitments
Free, always
Our apps are, and always will be, free for everyone: no subscriptions, no ads, no hidden costs.
No accounts, no tracking
The apps collect no personal data. Your devotions remain between you and God. Privacy policy
Faithful texts
The prayers are printed exactly as their sources give them, and every translation names its source.
Real bells, credited
The app rings real bells, recorded at churches and abbeys from France to Wisconsin, and names every recording and who made it. Bell recordings
Kept Going by People Who Pray It
The project is sustained by your prayers and by the generosity of people who want the Angelus heard again. Gifts are made through PayPal.
Write to Us
- General questions and ideas: hello@angelusbell.org
- Problems with the app: use the bug report form
- News and updates: @TheAngelusBell on X