Thank you to all who have sent their congratulations and blessings on my consecration to the Episcopate (being made a bishop). It took place on Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2009, at the Chapel of Saint Sophia in New Jersey with family and friends in attendance. My eleven year old daughter even held the prayer book for the Archbishop. It was a wonderful thing, I am still “floating” so to speak, buoyed by the Holy Spirit.
Archbishop Christian Umberger, XP here crowns (aka “miters”) me with the miter near the end of the rite. The miter symbolizes the flames of the holy spirit, Divine Sophia, that descended and settled on the heads of the apostles at Pentecost. You can see my crosier and even my new bishop’s ring in the photo. I wish you could see the detail of my bishop’s ring because it matches the Cathar stele monument symbol at Montsegur.
I took the ecclesiastical name, +Sophia-Katarina.
Here we are outside the Chapel after the consecration
Archbishop Christian-Thomas (Umberger) along with the other members of the Order of the Christos and I have founded a semi-Gnostic Catharist early Christian style seminary for those wanting to pursue Holy Orders with Apostolic Succession. Come study with us as a seminarian, or if you can’t, perhaps join in the new discussions getting started here at the Archbishop’s blog.
Peace…!
+Sophia-Katarina
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3 Responses:
June 29th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Dear Bishop +Sophia-Katarina
What a lovely Spirit filled smile!! Also, you do indeed appear to be “floating” in the photos of your consecration. 
Many blessings to you!
Br. Nathaniel