tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post7887772958565809786..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: The bells, the bellsFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-389696383666212272009-07-14T08:03:00.583+01:002009-07-14T08:03:00.583+01:00As long as there is a Padre Pio on the dashboard y...As long as there is a Padre Pio on the dashboard you'll be perfectly safe. ;¬)Crux Fidelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949811845963570447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-81565525389975762752009-07-13T16:23:31.481+01:002009-07-13T16:23:31.481+01:00It also seems to be the custom in Ireland to make ...It also seems to be the custom in Ireland to make the sign of the cross when passing a cemetery. My dear mother in law (86) does so while driving at full speed in an ancient ford fiesta, which is a tad unnerving.Dillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01205740584849200357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-30129683353365688612009-07-13T14:15:42.911+01:002009-07-13T14:15:42.911+01:00In Ireland it is (or was) the custom to make the s...In Ireland it is (or was) the custom to make the sign of the cross in honour of the Real Presence when passing a church. It was not unusual to be on a Dublin bus and see all your fellow passengers make the sign of the cross simultaneously as a church was passed. I still maintain this practice as do many of the older generation Irish exiles in this part of the world.Crux Fidelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949811845963570447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-15505688397624424832009-07-13T00:30:31.241+01:002009-07-13T00:30:31.241+01:00A pastoral associate brings me Holy Communion. Ami...A pastoral associate brings me Holy Communion. Amid a lot of chatter the pyx is fished out of a large bag, the Our Father is said and the Host is handed over and conversation resumes. *sigh*<br /><br />For my first Holy Communion at home I set up my Sick Call set. The PA said, "that's lovely, what is it?"!Kalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-14684350367146205612009-07-13T00:30:00.457+01:002009-07-13T00:30:00.457+01:00Independent- some of us still raise our hats - or ...Independent- some of us still raise our hats - or bow if bareheaded.Patriciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906131174326742939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-67933377668685140472009-07-12T23:13:33.820+01:002009-07-12T23:13:33.820+01:00As the elevation of the host dates only from the 1...As the elevation of the host dates only from the 1190's in Paris then the ringing of the tower bells in England can only be regarded as a late Medieval custom. <br /><br />However to jump a few centuries, I can remember both Catholic and Anglican churches in Manchester ringing their tower bells at the consecration. I can also remember men raising their hats when they passed a church in honour of the Blessed Sacrament.Independentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-45973937251638952132009-07-12T20:39:27.862+01:002009-07-12T20:39:27.862+01:00A friend of mine is high church Episcopalian. I w...A friend of mine is high church Episcopalian. I went to her once when her youngest was baptized. It was a "C" service as they call it, and after the majority of the communicants recieved at the altar rail, the priest went down to an elderly parishioner who'd stayed in the pews. He was preceded by a server with a lit candle. I thought that was a nice touch.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-15883505020171960952009-07-12T19:53:15.331+01:002009-07-12T19:53:15.331+01:00Father, the medieval sources for England strongly ...Father, the medieval sources for England strongly suggest that the tower bell was, indeed, rung at the elevation. Moreover, many bishops offered indulgences to those workers in the field who, being unable to attend Mass, knelt down upon hearing the bell. Indulgences could also be gained by praying at a new bell's first sound. Bells were so important that bishops rather than parish priests performed the blessing and 'baptism', or naming, of tower bells, even in parish churches.Andrew, Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458933675046942467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-54532792069712921712009-07-12T18:28:15.266+01:002009-07-12T18:28:15.266+01:00Yes Father in Italy it was, may still be custom, t...Yes Father in Italy it was, may still be custom, that a Priest who had the Blessed Sacrament would have an boy holding a candle for him<br />Beautiful<br />ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-48505780224149490392009-07-12T18:01:29.261+01:002009-07-12T18:01:29.261+01:00Not to mention bells being "baptized."Not to mention bells being "baptized."gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-23252329986058255252009-07-12T17:51:52.312+01:002009-07-12T17:51:52.312+01:00Thank you for the link, Father, and for your addit...Thank you for the link, Father, and for your additional reflections on the matter.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.com