The Bells of St. Peters

The News papers have been mentioning a lot about our Church bells these last few days, but very few of you may have ever seen these bells  nor know a little history about them.  So here is something for you to know:

The bells were made in Paris  (Lepaute Horloger Clochs Blanchet – Paris)

There are five bells in all. Each bell has its own name and identity. Two of the bells are very huge, the other three are slightly smaller. The Biggest is named, ‘Immaculate virgin’, with  another of the same size named ‘Saint Joseph’. The other Bells are named St. Peter, St. Stanislaus and St. Alex.

Each bell has the name of the Above saint after which are the words ‘Ora Pro Nobis’ (i.e. Pray for us), invoking the saints to pray for us every time the bells are tolled.

The bells of our Church are rung Thrice a day for the Angelus (6:00 a.m., 12:00 noon and 7:00 p.m.) during which, everything on the campus comes to a stand-still - meetings, games or programmes -  and all whether children or adults recite the Angelus. 

The bells are rung also on feast days as required.  In the early days the bells would also call out the hour and every half hour.  

Many may not know that the bells though right on top of the Church are operated from the Sacristy through a set of keys (as that of a piano). Tunes may also be played.

Have a look at pictures of the bells below. Sorry that the bells have a 100 year layer of dust upon them.