NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- All of the churches in the Archdiocese of New York, including St. Patrick's Cathedral, will join together in ringing their bells to remember and honor the 335,000 lives lost to COVID-19 to date in the U.S., officials said.
The churches will ring their bells at 12 p.m. Wednesday. The Diocese of Brooklyn and Archdiocese of Boston will join the Archdiocese of New York in ringing the bells at noon.
"The bells will toll from Staten Island to Ulster County to mourn the lives lost, to comfort the families and friends who grieve, and to move forward, together, in the hope of the blessings that await us in 2021," the Archdiocese of New York said in its announcement.
The archdiocese called the ringing of the bells "as much a statement of faith as it is a show of solidarity with our neighbors and fellow Americans who have faced unimaginable losses as a result of the pandemic."
"We invite institutions throughout New York and the country to join us in the ringing of the bells in remembrance of those whom we lost to the pandemic this year," the archdiocese said.
Officials said people can share video of the bells tolling with the hashtags #ringnybells #farewellbells and #nychurchbells.
