A Fourth Degree Honor Guard made up of Sir Knights from Racine and Kenosha welcomed Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki at a special Mass held at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant.
The Feb. 1 Mass was the official Racine and Kenosha welcome for the new archbishop, who was installed on Jan. 4. Nearly 1,000 people attended the Mass and reception afterward. More than a dozen area priests concelebrated the Mass.
The Honor Guard included 14 Sir Knights from Msgr. Anthony G. Weiler Assembly 1207 in Racine and Archbishop Messmer Assembly 1201 in Kenosha. Commanded by Sir Knights William Pinnow of Racine and Jason Rusnak of Kenosha, the Honor Guard led the processional and recessional.
Archbishop Listecki, a longtime Fourth Degree Sir Knight, thanked the Honor Guard for participating in the Mass. Speaking at the end of Mass, Listecki joked that in all the Honor Guard processions he has seen, no Sir Knights have been lost to the sword.
The Mass at St. Paul the Apostle was the last of six regional celebrations to welcome Archbishop Listecki to the 10-county Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Archbishop Honor Guard
Fourth Degree Knights from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee prepare to escort Archbishop Jerome Listecki at his installation Mass.
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