As Anthony Stevenson's words echoed in Memorial Square, it spread to other areas. The Loenese citizens who participated in the Mass were both moved and sad, feeling warmth in the midst of their depression.
In a different square, different choirs began to chant the hymns. The ethereal and holy voice seemed to echo deep in everyone's heart:
"Full-faced above the land stood the crimson moon;
"And sweet it was to dream of themselves,
"Of child, and wife, and parents; but
Unknowingly, everyone felt their spirits being cleansed and their spirituality naturally released.
They seemed to have entered a dream and were strolling in a quiet darkness.
Their children were sleeping here. Their parents, their wives, their husbands, their friends, and the deceased were no longer suffering. They no longer had any pain, their expressions were peaceful and gentle.