Use of Sanctus Bells?

[Veronica_Anne]

RBushlow:

They are never run in our parish and I miss it.

Me, too.

I’d like to know why ringing bells was ever stopped!

They kept on being run after Vatican II, so it can’t be blamed on Vatican II.

 

[Franciscum]

Yvonne Angel:

I would love to have the bells rung again. I asked our pastor for them and he said no. I have been told the bells were rung in the old churches that were built with huge pillars and some people had to sit behind them and could not see the altar. This alerted them to the elevation of the body and blood of Christ. I like another explanation given: they are rung to glorify God, to bring us to attention in the most sacred part of the Mass and to add a bit of mystery and joy to the Mass.I yearn for the return of the ringing of the bells.

It’s very sad when people like your pastor buy into urban legends. Tragic actually.

Perhaps you could try educating him on the history of Sanctus bells?

 

[Franciscum]

Veronica Anne:

Me, too.

I’d like to know why ringing bells was ever stopped!

They kept on being run after Vatican II, so it can’t be blamed on Vatican II.

Because “liturgists” incorrectly surmised that the main reason for the Sanctus bells were to call people’s attention to the altar.

They then reasoned that with the Mass in the vernacular and the priest facing the faithful, there was no reason for the bells to remain mandatory…