"The Mission's first two bronze bells were transferred here in 1972-73 from Jesuit Mission in Baja, California at the behest of the blessed Junipero Serra, OFM. Unfortunately they have been lost to the demands of time, but three of their second and third generation bronze descendants hang here in memorial to the proud tradition of bell ringing at this parish. The Joy Bell and The Gloria Bell are two of five bells ordered by Padre Luis Antonio Martinez, OFM, cast in Peru and placed into service at the Mission in 1820. The translation of the inscription reads: "MANUEL VARGAS MADE ME - YEAR OF 1818 - LIMA - MISSION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO OF THE NEW CALIFORNIA." The Sorrow Bell is believed to have been cast in 1877 by The Union Iron Works of San Francisco with material from two damaged Mauel Vargas bells by the order of Father Apollinarius Roussell. Another Manuel Vargas bell and one of the first generation bells were melted down to cast the 42-inch used at Mission San Miguel since 1988." The pitches are C, A, and B.