18 February 2021 (7 of 12)

18 February 2021 (7 of 12)

Restoration of Our 63-year-old Bell

Inscription on the Bell:

In 1958, Mr Wong Kah Loong presented the bell to Rev. Mother Maria Farina, Principal of Canossa Convent School from 1954 – 1960.

Sister Theresa recalled the significance of the ringing of the bell: it was rung 15 times to signal that it was time to rise in the morning as only a few Sisters owned an alarm clock. It was rung 7 times to indicate that prayer was about to begin. 

The bell was also rung in different combinations of rhythm to look for specific Sisters to inform them they had a visitor. 

Today, the bell system still exists in some houses  in the form of an electrical buzzer to inform sisters when they have visitors. 

Having restored our 63-year-old bell in 2021, the tradition of ringing the bell lives on in our school. Every morning, the bell is rung 7 times to quiet our students for the first prayer of the day.

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