August 17, 2020
By Christopher Gunty/Catholic Review
Photos: Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff
Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated a vespers service on the eve of the ordination of Bishop Bruce A. Lewansdowski, C.Ss.R., Aug. 17 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.
Due to attendance restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the cathedral was sparsely occupied, with mostly priests, deacons and religious sisters and brothers making up the congregation of about 110 people.
In his homily, Bishop-designate Lewandowski began by saying that anyone who knows him understands how unbelievable his appointment as a bishop is.
He and his Redemptorist confreres sometimes discuss the difference between them as religious order priests versus diocesan priests.
“The truth is this,” he joked, “it takes me about five minutes or less to put on my Redemptorist habit. It takes me about 30 minutes to put on all this,” he said, referring to the purple vestment and other regalia he was wearing for the service.
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