PHILADELPHIA - Bells rang from the tower of St. Peter's Church in Society Hill Monday drawing people to the snow-covered courtyard saddened over the more than 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in the United States.
A woman who didn't want to show her face says she stopped for meditation. Like many of us, the pandemic has personally affected those closest to her. "I had a grandmother who died in the 1918 pandemic and friends who died very early in the 2020 and have had a number of close friends and family affected.
I think this is just an opportunity for me to give thanksgiving for their lives," she said.Others didn't want to talk but came with teary eyes and heavy sadness.