Just for Sunday . . . A quick glimpse behind the scenes at Catholic rites & tradition that often don't make it into the mainstream discussion . . . Check-it:
As Archbishop McKnight ascended the stairs during the rite of imposition of the pallium, he was struck by the basilica’s image of Our Lady of Montserrat.
“I pray the rosary every day and have a Marian devotion,” he said, “so I was spontaneously moved to offer a prayer for me and for all of the people I’m responsible for here in the archdiocese, as well as throughout Kansas.”
And the moment Pope Leo XIV placed the pallium over his shoulders was particularly special.
“It was quite exceptional to, for the first time, get to meet the Holy Father, Pope Leo, when he greeted me formally after the imposition of the pallium,” he said, “where we exchanged the sign of peace.
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Archbishop McKnight receives pallium - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper
He described it as "a very fraternal experience of the universality of the church."
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