Bishop of Charleston to bless new church bells for cathedral

ppcatedralguglielmone131009 The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist / Bishop Robert Guglielmone

Three new bells intended for the bell tower of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, South Carolina will be blessed by Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone on Thursday.

A press release from the Diocese of Charleston said that the blessing is a “meaningful event in the life of a church,” especially so for a cathedral.

“Church bells add the physical dimension of sound to the life of a Christian,” the diocese explained. They mark happy and sad occasions with the reminder to the Faithful that Christ is with them.”

The bells are named in honor of saints who have a special significance for the Diocese of Charleston: Mary, Star of the Sea, St. Finbar and St. Therese.

The bells will be blessed and crowned with flowers on the lawn of the cathedral immediately after the 12:05 Mass.

Construction will soon begin on the bell tower of the cathedral.

The Diocese of Charleston was founded in 1820 and encompasses the state of South Carolina.

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