In announcing the Hours for the work of God, our monastery has assigned one monk to be the bellringer of the whole week beginning Sunday Vigils and ending at Saturday Compline.
The bellringer of the week’s duties and responsibilities on Sundays and Solemnities.
Vigils:
3:40Am- ring Cloister bell 60 seconds (wake up bell)
3:50Am- ring Cloister bell 60 seconds
3:53Am- ring Church Bell (big one) 30 seconds
make sure that the Church main door is open. Key should be obtained from the closet designated inside the Sacristy. Return kay to its proper place after using it.
Light all candles in Church (including the lectern candle)
Switch on all the lights inside the Church
After the prayers, put off all candles and switch off all lights.
Lauds:
5:50Am- ring Cloister bell 60 seconds
5:53Am- ring Church bell (big one) for the Angelus 3 X 3 then both big and small bells 30 seconds . For Eastertide, ring both bells continuously
Light all candles in the Church except the lectern candle
After the prayers, put off all candles
Terce:
8:35Am- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
8:38Am- ring Church bell (big one) 30 seconds
Mass:
After choir practice, ring both Church bells 30 seconds
Light all candles inside the Church
After the Mass, put off all candles and switch off all lights in Church.
Sext:
11:20Am- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
11:23Am- ring Church bell (big one) 30 seconds
shortly after the closing prayers, ring Church bell (big one) for the Angelus 3 X 3 then both big and small bells 30 seconds.
None:
3:50Pm- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
3:53Pm- ring Church Bell (big one) 30 seconds
Vespers:
5:20Pm- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
5:23Pm- ring Church bell (big one) for the Angelus 3 X 3 then both big and small bells 30 seconds . . For Eastertide, ring both bells continuously
light all candles and switch on all the lights in Church.
Shortly after Vespers, put off all candles and switch off all lights.
Compline:
After the 6:30Pm recreation (monks only) ring Church bell (big one) 30 seconds
Light all candles except the lectern candle. Switch on all the lights
After the prayers, put off all candles and switch off all lights in Church.
End of the day.
The bellringer of the week’s duties and responsibilities for Ordinary days ( Monday to Saturday until None prayers )
Vigils:
3:40Am- ring Cloister bell 60 seconds (wake up bell)
3:50Am- ring Cloister bell 60 seconds
3:53Am- ring Church Bell 30 seconds
make sure that the Church main door is open. Key should be obtained from the closet designated inside the Sacristy. Return kay to its proper place after using it.
Light all candles in Church (including the lectern candle)
Switch on all the lights inside the Church
After the prayers, put off all candles and switch off all lights.
Lauds:
5:35Am- ring Cloister bell 60 seconds
5:37Am- ring Church bell (big one) for the Angelus 3 X 3 then 30 seconds . For Eastertide, ring both bells continuously
Light all candles in the Church except the lectern candle
Mass:
Following Lauds- ring Church bell (big one) 12 seconds. For Eastertide ring both bells continuously 12 counts.
Light the lectern candle
After the Mass, put off all candles and switch off all lights in Church.
Work meeting of the monks with the Abbot:
7:45Am- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
Terce:
8:35Am- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
8:38Am- ring Church bell (big one) 30 seconds
Sext:
12:50Pm- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
12:53Pm- ring Church bell (big one) 30 seconds
None:
3:20Pm- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
3:23Pm- ring Church bell (big one) 30 seconds
Vespers:
5:10Pm- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
5:13Pm- ring Church bell (big one) for the Angelus 3 X 3 then 30 seconds. During Easter Octave ring both bells continuously 30 counts.
Light all candles in Church except altar candles.
5:45Pm- light altar candles and switch on all the lights
After Vespers put off all candles and switch off all lights in Church
Evening Chapter meeting with the Abbot:
7:05PM- ring Cloister bell 30 seconds
Compline:
Following the Chapter meeting , ring Church bell (big one) 30 seconds
Light all candles except the lectern candle and switch on all lights in Church
After Compline put off all candles and switch off all lights in Church
End of the day.
For this week beginning June 3, 2007 to June 9, 2007, I am the community's bellringer… so i am trying to follow the schedule no matter how tough and difficult it is to wake up at 3:30Am for one week....no matter how hectic my day will be for as long as i am able to ring the bell on time so that the monks can join the community in its chanting of the Divine Offices of the day, and no matter how tidious my time will be for as long as i am able not to miss the ringing of the bell lest the monks will not leave their cells and nobody will chant in Church for the Liturgy of the Hours. And for the sake of my commitment to God, so, THY will be done no matter what the cost.
me, still half asleep, unglamorously ( 'ni hindi pa nga ako nakapaghilamos takbo na ako sa Cloister bell'= I haven't even washed may face, I had to run to the Cloister bell ) ringing the wake up bell at 3:40Am for 60 seconds
getting the Church main door key to open it for guests who may have the willpower to wake up at 3:50Am for the 4:00Am Vigils-the early morning praises to God.
switching on the lights in the Church
opening the main door for guests
lighting the altar candles
lighting the lectern candle
ligthing the Blessed Virgin Mother's candles
go back to the Cloister bell and wait for 3:50Am
ringing the Cloister bell at 3:50Am( at that time- i was already in my full senses and was fully awake )
went back to the Church and ring the Church bell (big one) at 3:53Am for 60 seconds
So, the monks' punctual attendance and participation to the day's Divine Offices in the monastery depends mainly on the ringing of the bell on time.
So ,the rest of the day is real hard and tough for someone who's assigned as bellrigner; relying on God's inspiration and guidance in order to keep up and face up with the burden and hard realities that which must be shouldered by the monk who's assigned as the bellringer of the week in the monastery.
12 comments:
gosh! i cant imagine na kakayanin mo lahat ng gnagawa mo ngayn..mukha ka ng c garfield na half asleep pa mga eyes pero kumikilos na.. but anyway im proud of u kafatid...bagay sau abito mo. tama yan takpan mo bumbunan mo para ndi ka mahamugan..hehehe
ninong cno photographer mo sa sobrang agang pictorial mo?saludo me sau...idol talaga kita
kakahilo po basahin ung sked ng gawain nio dyan...concentrate na lang po me sa pag view na pictures nio...everyday we are looking forward sa blog nio..esp po c mom... maaga palang po pabukas na comp
@ellen,
ei, ganun talaga- kahit may muta ka pa sa mga mata dapat balikwas ka na pagdating ng takdang oras ng pag ring ng bells dito sa amin- minsan noong si abelard ang naging bellringer- sa pagmamadali nyang wagf mahuli sa skedyul ay humangos siyang walang suot pantalon at belt ang abito nya kaya para siyang nakasuot ng isang itim na sako sa luwag ng beywang nya hahahahah....
thankd for dropping by kapatid..
@ RJ
ah ay tripod akong ginamit kaya kahit out of foucs sa akin ay estimate ko na lang ang style ko to get myself doin the actual action..bilib ka ba sa ninong mo? hahahaha--laki mo na ahhh. hhhhhmmmwag munang mag aasawa ha? makinig sa sinasabi ng ninong mo ....hahaha salamat rj sa pagdalaw---
@Renz,
uyyy pati si liit dati ah nag comment din...lam nyo, saya ko--we have found each other again--and this time kahit sa blog at pictures lang ay masaya na ako ng todo dahil alam kong lagi nyo akong naiisip diyan...
sige renz--naku, alam mo bang ang religious name ko ay ang nickname eh renz din...at magkatukayo pa pala tayo bwhahahahahahaah--sige ingats tukayo, at hanggang sa ating muling pagkikita sa blog hahahahaha....
salamat ulit sa pagdalaw mo sa aking blog---
ingats ka lagi ha?....
:P tough nga raw but that's our life, di ba may commitment tayo? That's a source of grace hehehe... hmm, masaya naman tayo dyan e, right?
ei bro vince,
yeah you're right. masaya nga ng di hamak kesa nung nasa labas pa ako na araw araw eh i was being bugged by troubles and problems emanating from different causes like..traffic, heat, noise, money, people, etc etc..... ei thnks for dropping by bro....
ang tibay nio naman. :D. Astig ng blog nio, di ko akalaing may nag-bblog na katulad nio. apir! ahehe. thanks sa mga comments sa blog ko. add ko na rin kayo sa links ko.
about sa bell ringing, naka experience na ako magpatunog ng bell nung summer of 1998. bakasyon kmi nun sa romblon and we stayed sa kumbento in which my uncle is a priest. maingay nga lng pag nandun ka na sa bell tower habang pinatutunog. wee!
@ elmo
hahahahaha-- naku hindi ako matibay-...nagtitibay tibayan lang bwhaahahahah- ei elmo, salamat din sa pag add mo ng site ko sa link mo-
hahahah at least now you know na kahit nasa isolation chamber ako ay aalagwa at aalagwa pa rin naman ako hahahaha....at tuwa din ako sa blog mo actually nilagay ko siya sa aking feedreader para lagi ko nasusubaybayan ang updates mo---sige kapatid, pagbutihin mo ang pag blog-at ako ay babalik na sa kusina dahil cook ako ngayung Corpus Christi dito- remember? nauuna kayo ng isang araw sa amin..kaya ngayun pa lang kami mag se selybreyt ng solemnity ng Corpus Christi---at nataong ako na naman ang cook---hayyyy, Thy will be done talaga--maybe diyan ako asteg- sa pagluluto ng adobong manok weeee....
naku, isa lang po ibig sabihin kaya kayo uli magluluto... masarap daw kayo magluto. hehe.
@elmo,
hahahaha--- naku, siguro yan lang ang kaya kong gawin dito--ang ipagluto ng malasang adobong manok ang tatlumpung tao ----:)
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