ERIE — Bells will ring out across the Diocese of Erie on Easter Sunday at noon.
Bishop Lawrence T. Persico is asking that all Catholics in the diocese offer the prayer daily at the noon, and that all parishes ring their bells each Sunday at noon through the Easter season, which lasts until Pentecost, Sunday, May 31.
“This initiative is a reminder to the community that we have hope in the resurrection,” Persico said. “For centuries, bells have called people together to pray. During this time when we cannot gather, they can still remind us to put ourselves in God’s presence, call us to prayer and help us focus as we worship.”
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