Dominican House of Studies celebrates new bell, a long-awaited addition to DC priory
The Dominican House of Studies has a bell in its Washington, D.C., priory for the first time in 120 years. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Dominican House of Studies Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 13, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA).
The Priory of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., celebrated an exciting new addition this past weekend.
One hundred and 20 years after its founding in 1905, the Dominican House of Studies finally has a bell for its tower.
The friars celebrated the blessing of their new bell on Sunday morning in the Academic Courtyard of the priory. A Mass for the Baptism of the Lord followed the blessing, according to the priory’s website.
The roughly 980-pound bell was cast in 1929 in Watervliet, New York, by the Meneely Bell Foundry, according to Father Gregory Schnakenberg, OP, and is set to be installed in the coming weeks.
A fitting day to bless our bell! Happy feast of the Baptism of the Lord! @GSchnakenberg pic.twitter.com/FmDzQpsJaN
— Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP (@PatrickMaryOP) January 12, 2025
“Whether friars thought it unnecessary (we do live across the street from one of the most beautiful bell carillons in America) or we simply lacked the resources, today we dedicated our new bell,” Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, wrote in a post on Instagram.
Briscoe also revealed in the post that the new bell has been named after St. Gabriel and is inscribed with the words “I sing to the honor of St. Gabriel the Archangel, who announced the Word of God to the Immaculate Virgin Mary.”
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“During the blessing ceremony, Father Gregory pointed out that we need the bell today more than ever, to call us out of our distractions and summon us to prayer and contemplation,” Briscoe recalled, adding: “I couldn’t agree more! Bells are evangelizers, calling us all to the joy and hope that the Gospel alone brings.”
The Dominican House of Studies’ next major project will be the restoration of its St. Catherine of Siena and St. Rose of Lima altars, which are both located in the main chapel.
Source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261529/dominican-house-of-studies-celebrates-new-bell-a-long-awaited-addition-to-dc-priory
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