Use of Bells in mass?

[Duesenberg]

I’m not in the USA and it’s very common to use it here. I guess each country had a different set of rules but I think the whole point of bells, gongs, or whatever noise made is to celebrate the joyous and miracalous transformation of the Eucharist and the Blood of Christ.

I’m not sure what you mean by the “miracalous (sic) transformation of the Eucharist and the Blood of Christ” (I’m not sure how you differentiate between “the Eucharist” and “the Blood of Christ”), but I do agree the main reason they are used today is to make a joyous noise at the miracles taking place.

 

[dconklin]

The bells (originally large tower bells) were originally rung to let people outside of the church know that something miraculous was taking part inside of the church and to create a joyous sound to celebrate the miracle atop the altar.

I have always taught this when I give tours of the church to small children - though I cannot remember where I learned it. It may have been here at CA.

 

[pianistclare]

Those are not the gongs used in Ireland.
No one here is advocating getting rid of bells. In fact, when my husband and I married, we gave as a memorial gift to the parish a set of bells and a sensor.

 

[pianistclare]

If the bell tower bells point to the miracle on the altar then the bells in the Mass do too.