Thank you very much my brother. My daughter is now alter serving and we have not had the bells rung in mass for a long time. It is something we miss and look forward to. Thanks again and God be with you :-)
In Holland we actually ring once after the sanctus, just to remind the church to kneel. Some places even ring three times at the beginning of the sanctus, but that's an old habbit.
Thanks for your knowledgeable explanation of this beautiful custom. In my parish, there are two sets of bells, one with a higher pitch than the other. At the Epiclesis, one bell is given a short ring. At each elevation, both bells give three short rings, alternating "hi-lo.....hi-lo......hi-lo," and the tower bell is tolled three times. We also give a short ring with one bell when the priest receives from the chalice as a signal for the extraordinary ministers to enter the sanctuary.
Thank You Love .....Hearing the bells at mass brings Attention and Focus when our thoughts are roaming and brings silence and revence to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in our presence. Also every time a bell rings angels get their wings. God Bless
Actually in our parish the bells are rung at the entrance of the Priest, at the Gloria in Excelsis, at the Sanctus, at the Epiclesis, at the Elevation, at the Domine non sum dignus and when the Priest receives Sanguis Cristi.
Could you do a video on the use of a gong with the same thing that you did in this video? This would be great for parishes that use gongs instead of bells.
I have seen in Anglican Parishes altar Bells rang during the Nicean Creed when the people say "...For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,and was made man. ..." Do you have any insights why the Altar Bells are rang at this time?
The story I heard is that St. Louis, King of France, went on the crusades the soldiers from all over Europe noticed his practice of genuflecting during those words as an act of reverence for the Incarnation. The soldiers began to imitate him. When they returned home they continued the practice and soon it had spread to most of the Latin Church and eventually became an officially recognized liturgical gesture. My guess is that the Anglicans decided to use the bells during that time for a similar reason and in imitation of the Catholic practice.
I've never heard of a rule saying you can't. In general, when it comes to your own private prayer at home the Church allows you to do whatever you want as long as it doesn't contradict the faith.
What does this bell ringing have to do with serving god? I believe we should use our resources in saving the lives of poor godless people. This is a sick waste of time, all of it
Gustav Hassert Acts 2:42 "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." Devotion requires attention. Sometimes we don't have attention when we should. Bells can help us keep our attention to appreciate the mystery of God's love present on the altar. When we realize that we are loved then we are able to love others. As the medieval used to say: Nemo dat quod non habet - No one gives what he does not have. And so the bells are a minor but helpful part of our devotion to the Breaking of the Bread.
MrDANK ✴If u really knew what actually happens as the bells are ringing u wouldn't have ever said that although the particular bells in this video ,the way he is ringing them does not sound as good as it should. Based on your comment I wonder if you in fact really do attend ✝The Holy Scrafice of The Mass. I type very carefully and after sending it through words were there I never put so no choice but to edit . Very strange. I screenshot it so I can prove it.
