A knock on the door, from Rivituso
- St. Louis Review
- Sep 8
- 1 min read
At solemn prayer on the eve of installation in Mobile, Archbishop-elect Rivituso stresses importance of modeling Jesus’ service.
With three knocks on the door at the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Archbishop-elect Mark S. Rivituso was warmly welcomed to his new archdiocese at a solemn evening prayer service.
On the eve of his installation as the third archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, Archbishop-elect Rivituso was received Sept. 2 at the doors by the cathedral-basilica’s rector, Msgr. William Skonecki. The tradition symbolizes the new bishop laying claim to the seat of the archdiocese. Archbishop-elect Rivituso used the crozier of Bishop Michael Portier, the first bishop of Mobile (who was ordained in St. Louis in 1818), to knock on the door.
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