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For a few months now I have not heard the bells that accompany the consecration. This took place, I think, as the priest touched one knee to the floor after saying “we do this in menory of you”. These were rung by the altar boy. I may not be rembering exactly when this took place but I have not heard these bells recently at two Churches we attend. It almost seems to have stopped at the time Pope John Paul died. Thanks for any light you can shed.

Cindy
 
According to the 2002 General Instruction of the Roman Missal:

“150. A little before the consecration, when appropriate, a server rings a bell as a signal to the faithful. According to local custom, the server also rings the bell as the priest shows the host and then the chalice.”

Perhaps the altar server has forgotten the custom.
 
My altar servers are still ringing bells. At the beginning of the Eucahristic prayer when the priest put his hands over the Gifts, and says (I think) “Bless and approve this offering” and then again when the host and the chalice are elevated at the consecration.
 
The three Parishes(three differnt states) that we have belonged to over the years have never rung the bells at /during Mass …but we just recently changed Parishes again and guess what, they ring the bells:D.

I wonder why so many Churches have sone away with the bells at Mass. From my experience the Churchs that do not ring the bells have had a mediocore Mass, mediocore Religious classes and a Parishoners have a “cafeteria Catholic” view of the Church.😦 (this is MHO only from what I have seen at the Parishes we have belonged too)
 
They ring them at my parish here and the one where I went to in the Philadelphia area. The one I went to in Scranton did not and some of the parishes around where I live not do not.

Depending on what happens with the consolidation of parishes in Southfield, I may be looking for a new parish. I have attended Mass at the the most likely candidate for consolidation and I did not like what I saw.

PF
 
Every parish in our town - and probably most if not all in our diocese use bells except mine. Sigh. A nun told us that they are no longer needed now that the Mass is in English and people know what is going on and when the conseceration takes place. So, they get dusty back in the sacristy. Sigh again. I miss them. I think they are a beautiful reminder of what is taking place.
 
The Altar Server rings the bells twice, each time with 3 rings. Once when Father elevates the Host and once when he elevates the Chalice.

Father in fact will get a little “cranky” if the bells are forgotten. BTW, fr. is only 40.and is as “by the book” as you would ever want in a priest.
 
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acadian:
My altar servers are still ringing bells. At the beginning of the Eucahristic prayer when the priest put his hands over the Gifts, and says (I think) “Bless and approve this offering” and then again when the host and the chalice are elevated at the consecration.
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The Altar boys at my Parish also ring the bells at those three times. I love the bells!:yup:
 
Does anyone know why, on the EWTN masses, they ring the bells when father drinks the sacred blood?

S
 
Does anyone know why, on the EWTN masses, they ring the bells when father drinks the sacred blood?
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This is intended to signal the Faithful to approach for communion.
 
Back home, they don’t ring the bells. At my new home, they do.

When we moved and attended mass, my son asked why they were ringing. I told him that it was to remind people of what was happening. His question was, “don’t they know?” It was kind of like, aren’t they paying attention?

Yes, I think, it is nice to be reminded, but it doesn’t change how I feel about mass.
 
BTW, fr. is only 40.and is as “by the book” as you would ever want in a priest.

Wow! I’d love to attend mass there.

Thanks everyone for your (name removed by moderator)ut. I do miss the bells. I’ll ask my preist why he does not want them.

Cindy
 
The bells are rung at my church at the epiklesis which is when the priests invokes the Holy Spirit with his hands over the gifts, and then at the elevation of the Body and Blood of Christ.

God Bless,
Matt
 
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acadian:
My altar servers are still ringing bells. At the beginning of the Eucahristic prayer when the priest put his hands over the Gifts, and says (I think) “Bless and approve this offering” and then again when the host and the chalice are elevated at the consecration.
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Is the “Bless and approve this offering” bell new? I had never seen it done before, but just in the last few months I see it everywhere. The first few times, I thought the atlar boy messed up and rang the bell early.
 
Our pastor - God bless him - is also pastor of another parish in town. Today I had the opportunity to go to daily Mass there, and was struck by some of the small differences. Bells at our church. No bells at this parish. The Blood of Christ offered at this church, never at our church (probably due to the layout of the church more than anything else). They also read an entrance antiphon which we never do.

I’ve also noticed that our “sacramental minister” who fills in for our pastor when he’s at his other parish, does not seem to like the bells to be rung at the beginning of the eucharistic prayer. I’ve noticed that the servers for weekday Mass, don’t ring them at that time when he’s saying Mass.

Maybe it depends some on the character of the parish, as well.
 
At my parish, the bells are rung at the Hanc igitur, when the priest genuflects after the Consecration of the Sacred Host, during the elevation of the Sacred Host and when the priest genuflects after the elevation of the Sacred Host, when the priest genuflects after the Consecration of the Precious Blood, during the elevation of the Precious Blood and when the priest genuflects after the elevation of the Precious Blood, at the minor elevation and three times at the “Domine non sum dignus…”

And we use incense a lot too.

Gotta love those smells and bells. 👍
 
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cmejia:
For a few months now I have not heard the bells that accompany the consecration. This took place, I think, as the priest touched one knee to the floor after saying “we do this in menory of you”. These were rung by the altar boy. I may not be rembering exactly when this took place but I have not heard these bells recently at two Churches we attend. It almost seems to have stopped at the time Pope John Paul died. Thanks for any light you can shed.

Cindy
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Bells? Hmmm…with the exception of the EWTN daily Mass, the last time I heard bells (in person) was oh, maybe around 1974 (plus or minus).
 
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WanderAimlessly:
They ring them at my parish here and the one where I went to in the Philadelphia area. The one I went to in Scranton did not and some of the parishes around where I live not do not.

Depending on what happens with the consolidation of parishes in Southfield, I may be looking for a new parish. I have attended Mass at the the most likely candidate for consolidation and I did not like what I saw.

PF
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In the Middle Ages or “Dark Ages” as some have described it, the people were separated from the priest saying Mass by a rather high wall. As ages passed it was lowered to what we see now -( a communion rail). At that early time, at the Consecration, bells were rung to alert the people to see the ‘raised host’. Today, bells are rung to alert us as to what is happening in case we were engrossed in other thoughts. I deem it a gracious sound to assure that we participate in this Holy Mass. God Bless! PJ
 
We got bells. Rung once after the presentation of the gifts when the priest say something to the effect of “bless and approve of these offerings…” as I recall. And three times after after the consecration for the body and blood.

Dr. Bombay I wish we used more incense, the priests we had who loved it left. Sorry its off the thread
 
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