Live from Trenton Cathedral... no procession yet, but the bishop-elect's spent the last 20 minutes making his way around the aisles to say his hellos. And indeed, even the traditional NeoCat Singers outside weren't left out.

Livestream link here... worship aid here... and away we go.

SVILUPPO: Among other O'Connellites in attendance: the Vatican's deputy Worship Czar, Archbishop Gus DiNoia OP (the de facto papal legate to these rites); from DC, freshly-arrived CUA president John Garvey along with his "first lady," a score of Catholic's top staff, and Jim Towey, the runner-up to succeed the now-bishop; NCR's Michael Sean Winters, a healthy-sized press section, and the CEO of the Catholic Health Association, Sister Carol Keehan, all friends of the incoming Trenton prelate.

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