They toll for us. Beautifully.
In our new home, there is a Catholic church about four blocks due north. On a pleasant Sunday, it's a fine walk. It's also worthwhile--the Mass is reverent, the homilies solid, the people friendly to us and our squad. Architecturally--whoof. Built in 1956, the high altar is still intact, and there's even a baldacchino still in place. The spiritual descendants of Constantine V have not found this place.
But I think one of my favorite things about the church is that you can hear the bells toll on the hour from 9 am to 6 pm, every day. The beginning and ending hours usually toll hymns. So far, I've identified Pange Lingua Gloriosi and To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King.
I think we've found the right house. Thanks be to God.
[Update: My Much Better Half reliably informs me that the hymns play at noon and 6pm.]
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How wonderful! Thanks be to God indeed.
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful to hear!
ReplyDeleteWow! That's awesome. I'm a little envious.
ReplyDeletePart of why we bought the house we did across the street from the Anglican Use Parish that we live next to is the bells -- electronic, but still bells.
ReplyDeleteBells every day?! How wonderful!
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