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It means come to church, come to church, usually for Mass or religious ceremonies. Maybe there is a community disaster or wedding or death. Catholics Church bells are also blessed as sacramentals; their pealing has a minor exorcism attached to it. As well, many church bells are rung three times a day to accompany the recitation of the Angelus prayer.
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∙ 11y agoThe tradition of ringing bells at Roman Catholic Masses goes back to a time with the Mass was said in Latin. When Masses were in Latin, most people (who couldn't understand the Mass) spent most of the service in quiet, individual prayer. The ringing of the bells signaled that the bread or the wine was about to be blessed and 'turn into the Body or Blood of Jesus' - the central part of the Mass, which required everyone's attention.
Today, the Mass in said in English, but that doesn't always mean everyone is paying attention. They ring the bells to remind the congregation that 'transubstantiation' is about to occur.
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∙ 10y agoChurch bells are rung for several reasons. In my old neighborhood, they rang to inform those around of the time of day. They also rang for weddings. The predominant reason was to call people to Mass as it was about to begin. There are other times which each Church decides what/when/how to ring them.
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∙ 12y agoto inform the community that Church is about to start.
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∙ 13y agoChurch bells are rung for a variety of reasons. One of the more common is as a form of public announcement of the time, to let people know when it was time to come to church.
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How does one get a job ringing church bells?
Many of the people who ring the church bells attend the church where the bells are at. One church in York county has the children ring the bells. The children like doing it.
Why do church bells ring at midnight on New Year's Eve?
why does church bells ring at 6 pm
What does church bells celebrate on Sunday to people?
When they ring the bell it just means that church is starting.
Why did the church bells ring in the city for the Boston massacre?
He rang the bells for extra money.
Do church bells ring every hour and how many times do they ring to signify the change of hours?
Church bells ring differently depending upon the pastor in charge of that particular parish. Some church bells are hooked up to a clock and chime the hour, others just chime to alert people to Mass starting, or the tolling bell when someone dies, etc.
Why did the church bells not use email?
Because they had rather give each other a ring
What is the meaning of ringing church bells?
In Catholic churches, bells are rung before Mass and during the Angelus. Before they would ring the bells to tell the time, but no one does that anymore.
What was Giotto's bell tower used for?
Like all bell towers, it used to ring the bells for the church.
Why was all the church bells of Britain silent during the early years of World War 2?
people were too scared to come out of their homes to go and ring the church bells, and also they thought that the enemy would be able to hear the church bells if they were rung, so that would make them open for attack.
When was Ring Them Bells created?
Ring Them Bells was created in 1995-09.
What time do Norway church bells ring on Christmas Eve?
The Nordic Lutheran churches ring in Christmas at six o'clock, as well as other holidays.
Why do they ring cow bells at the Olympics?
They ring cow bells to show spirit
