ORDINATION DAY - MAY 16, 1970
Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville, Kentucky
DRESSED AND READY TO GO BE ORDAINED
A QUIET MOMENT BEFORE GOING INTO THE CATHEDRAL TO BE ORDAINED
KNEELING BEFORE ARCHBISHOP McDONOUGH HAVING MY HANDS ANOINTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING ORDAINED A PRIEST
FIRST MASS DAY - MAY 17, 1970
Rhodelia, Kentucky
SAINT THERESA CHURCH - MY HOME PARISH
SUMMARY OF THE LAST FIFTY-FIVE YEARS
"Once a Missionary, Always a Missionary"
Father J. Ronald Knott was ordained May 16, 1970. After ordination, he earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in “Parish Revitalization” from McCormick (Presbyterian) Seminary in Chicago. He has served the Archdiocese of Louisville as a home missionary, college teacher, campus minister, pastor, cathedral rector, traveling evangelist, homiletics instructor and archdiocesan vocation director. He has presented over 80 parish missions and retreats in five states. He was a weekly columnist for The Record for 15 years. He served as a weekend Campus Minister at Bellarmine University for many years. He has led more than 100 presbyteral convocations in 10 countries and addressed the USCCB. He has authored over 30 books, some of them have been translated into Spanish, Vietnamese and Swahili. Father Knott was the founder of the Saint Meinrad Institute for Priests and Presbyterates while serving as a seminary staff member for 10 years. In retirement, he served in the Caribbean Missions for several years, mainly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and addressed the bishops of the Antilles Bishops Conference in Trinidad. In his home parish, he founded the Saint Theresa Heritage Partners in 2021 that led to building its new Family Life Center and Guest House. He continues to help in parishes and celebrate Masses at the Little Sisters of the Poor’s Home and the Louisville Ursuline Retirement Community at Twinbrook. He is presently sponsoring a seminarian in Tanzania and is involved in building a new St. Veronica Church in Kenya. He blogs every other day on a blog named An Encouraging Word found at FatherKnott.com.
FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. Theresa Cemetery, Rhodelia, Kentucky
READY FOR A FINAL DATE TO BE ADDED
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