Word: guarda
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Guadalupe, and the bell begins tolling. One by one José brings in the other bells, not just the eight played on ordinary days, but special bells like San Pedro, San Antonio. Then he silences them, each in turn, until only Santo Angel de la Guarda, sweetest-toned of all, tolls softly, a sign that down below in the cathedral the sermon is being preached. At the Gloria, he swings up his arms and all 18 bells peal out. José, the bellringer, stands on tiptoes, his fists thrust toward the sky, pure ecstasy on his face...