BALTIMORE — Father Christopher Roux, rector of St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, was recently invested in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, during a Mass of Investiture celebrated by Archbishop William Lori, grand prior of the order’s Middle Atlantic Lieutenancy, in Baltimore.
He is pictured with Archbishop Lori, Bishop Peter Jugis and Valencia Yvonne Camp, head of the Middle Atlantic Lieutenancy. “It was a great honor to be nominated by Bishop Jugis and I pray that I will live up to his confidence,” Father Roux shared.
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem was started by the pope during the Crusades when the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was under attack.
Today, the order’s 30,000 members still defend the Catholic identity of the Holy Land through their financial contributions. Members of the order wear a red “Jerusalem cross” that has four miniature crosses, one in each corner of the main cross. The five crosses represent the wounds of Christ on the cross. Learn more about their work at www.holysepulchre.net.
— Photo provided by Richard Lippenholz