What's New at
Klosterneuburg
Diaconate Ordination
On All
Soul's Day, we celebrated the ordination of Dom Hugo to the Diaconate in the
Stiftskirche.
Bishop John Willem Gran, the former Bishop of Oslo, Norway, came to celebrate the
ordination. Dom Hugo will serve as deacon in the Stift's parish, assisting
Dom Walter and Dom Clemens.
Dom Markus with Dom Hugo
in the sacristy before the Ordination.
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Stiftsdechant Benno (the Dean of the Stift) prepares to read the Gospel
at the Ordination Mass. |
Dom Hugo prostrates himself
before the altar
during the Litany of Saints.
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Bishop Gran is about to lay hands
on Dom Hugo's head. This act of
laying on hands, together with the Consecratory
Prayer, confers the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
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Dom Pius, our Master of Ceremonies, helps the
newly-ordainedDeacon Hugo vest in the alb and dalmatic. |
Deacon Hugo prepares the altar for the Eucharist
Sacrifice. |
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Deacon Hugo and Dom Pius accompany Bishop Gran. |
After the Ordination, the Community processed
through the Stiftsplatz. |
Bishop Gran congratulates the new deacon in the
sacristy following the Ordination Mass. |
Leopoldifest
One
of the principal feasts on the Austrian calendar is the feast
of St. Leopold, the Patron of Austria, on the 15th of November. St Leopold
has a special significance for Klosterneuburg; he founded the Stift in 1114 and is buried here.
His relics, enshrined above the Verdun Altar, have centuries made Klosterneuburg
a place of pilgrimage. Below are a few photographs from the Solemn
Procession and Mass from the Feast of St Leopold.
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Bishop Egon Kappellari, the Bishop of Graz-Seckau, celebrated the Solemn
Mass for the Feast of St Leopold. Our Provost, Generalabt (Abbot General)
Bernhard Backovsky (in purple) accompanies him. |
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Dom Hugo, our newly-ordained deacon, incenses
the Choir. |
A
much needed restoration of the choir stalls, which has restored them to
their former splendor, was completed just in time for this year's
Leopoldifest. |
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On festive occasions, the tintinabulum, or processional cross
with bells, leads the liturgical procession. The cross is in the shape of a
Chi Rho (XP - the first two
Greek letters of the word Christos, that is, "Annointed".)
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On the Feast of St Leopold, the relic of his skull
adorned with a crown (!) is carried in procession. Here Dom Georg prepares
to carry the holy relic. |
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