Mr. Slaattelid, Hugo's father, and Bp. Gran chat with Hugo in the Prelature
Dom Elias, home for the ordination, with Mrs. Slaattlid
Bp. Gran greets Dom Alois, fresh from the plane from Bergen
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Ordination to the Priesthood and First Mass of Rev. Dom Hugo Slaattelid |
What's New at Klosterneuburg
The community at Klosterneuburg has had much to celebrate these past weeks. On Sunday, May 8, 2005, Dom Hugo received his priestly orders at the hands of Bishop Jon Willem Gran, former bishop of Oslo and the bishop who ordained Hugo deacon last November. His family and friends were in attendance from Norway and added much to the festivities.
Before the ordination...
In recognition of his services to the community and the sacrifices he has made to be with us, Provost Bernhard awarded Bp. Gran with the Order of St. Leopold in gold. This order was once one of the orders granted by the imperial House of Habsburg, but with the fall of the empire it became a house order granted by the provost and chapter of Klosterneuburg. It was bestowed in the Red Salon of the prelature in a reception for the bishop and the Slaattelid family at the beginning of the ordination weekend.
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Mr. Slaattelid, Hugo's father, and Bp. Gran chat with Hugo in the Prelature |
Dom Elias, home for the ordination, with Mrs. Slaattlid |
Bp. Gran greets Dom Alois, fresh from the plane from Bergen |
 Fr. Price of Heythrop College catches up with Bp. Gran |
 The Provost reads the Letter of Presentation of the Order of St. Leopold |
 Bestowal of the Order |
 And of course the choir was again full of our favorite characters! |
 Dom Lukas wasn't particularly amused by this |
 And Josef is never amused by pictures |
The Ordination
Due to the restoration of the abbey church, Hugo's ordination had to take place in the nearby parish of St. Leopold. Hugo has had ties to the parish since he helped with the First Communion classes when he was a novice, and he was happy to be among friends for the event.
 Flags were high for Norway outside St. Leopold the day of the ordination. Alipius gets ready for the procession |
 The pastor of St. Leopold, Dom Simon, displays the vestments and chalice to be bestowed on the new priest in the rites |
 Dom Bruno is home and ready for the celebration |
 Bp. Gran with another priest he ordained: Dom Markus |
On the floor of the church, the candidate prostrates himself as the congregation calls upon the saints to pray for him in a litany |
 The bishop leads the litany |
 Bp. Gran invokes the Holy Spirit upon Hugo |
 The new priest receives the sacred vessels, chalice and paten, with which he will carry out the Sacred Mysteries |
 Surrounded by his brothers afterwards, a priest forever |
The First Sunday Mass
On Pentecost Sunday, Dom Hugo celebrated his first Sunday Mass. It was held in the Sebastianikapelle which was more than full for the occasion. Dom Markus preached an exceptional homily which was humorous, edifying, brief and in excellent German all at the same time, to the envy of...well, me: Clemens. Despite his natural nervousness, Hugo did a splendid job. His niece was also present, acting as an altar server, doubtless to make sure her uncle did honor to God in his celebration!
 The provost, dean and the new priest make ready for the Mass |
 But priest or not, an uncle's job is never done. Here Hugo fixes his nieces' cincture on the Stiftsplatz on the way to the Sebastianikapelle |
 Deacon Mark Steffl, a friend, reads the gospel. |
 Dom Markus preaches... |
 ...to the amusement of those gathered |
 The Words of Institution |
 At the Eucharistic Prayer |
 At the distribution of Communion |
 The provost expresses his gratitude |
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Hugo bestows his first blessing upon Lukas, who, God willing, will follow him to the altar next year |
Special guests were Frau Mühringer and Frau Bedlavy, who have long accompanied Hugo on his way to the priesthood. |
 The legend of the pelican depicted in stunning stitchery on the Pentecost chalice veil. The pelican pierces her breast to give her blood to her young, sacrificing her life for theirs. An image of Christ the High Priest. |
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