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God bless new Fathers Tore and Roy-Olav

Deacons Tore Andreas Andersen and Roy-Olav Øien were ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Bishop Roald Flemestad for service in the Nordic Catholic Church on Saturday, August 6th. May our Lord and Savior bless their service to His Holy Church.

Additional photos from the ordinations can be found at Flicker.

O Lord Jesus Christ, great High Priest and gracious Shepherd; receive Thy servants Tore and Roy-Olav, whom Thou hast consecrated to minister to Thee in holy things and grant them such purity of heart and life and such zeal for souls, that they may bring many into union with Thee and fulfill their ministry in holiness to Thy glory, our Lord and Savior. Who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen. — A Prayer for Priests from A Book of Devotions and Prayers According to the Use of the Polish National Catholic Church.

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Art for July 23rd: In solidarity with the people of Norway

Martzmorgen, Nikolai Astrup

I kveld gråter vi med dem som gråter. — We weep with those who weep.

In these days of sorrow we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Norway, and all members of the Nordic Catholic Church. Know that our prayers and thoughts are with you.

This coming Monday, the Feast of St. James the Greater, Apostle, I will stand with the Very Rev. Roald Flemstad on the occasion of his consecration as bishop in our Lord and Savior’s Holy Catholic Church. The gift once given to the then Rev. Franciszek Hodur, so as to organize the Holy Polish National Catholic Church, is to be passed on to the Holy Nordic Catholic Church. I will stand with them and by my mere presence will offer support and prayer for them, and all the people of Norway.

O merciful God, Father of the Crucified Christ! In every sorrow which awaits us may we look up to Thee without doubt or fear, persuaded that Thy mercy is ever sure. Thou cannot fail us. There is no place or time where Thou art not. Uphold us in our grief and sorrow, and in our darkness visit us with Thy light. We are Thine; help us, we beseech Thee, in life and in death to feel that we are Thine. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. — A Prayer In Time of Sorrow from A Book of Devotions and Prayers According to the Use of the Polish National Catholic Church.

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From Sta. Sunniva Mission Parish, Bergen, Norway

Their summer picnic. Their priest (in cassock – hope its summer weight) is the Rev. Erik Andreas. Prior to coming to the Nordic Catholic Church in 2001, Father served as a Norwegian Naval Chaplain. He was ordained a deacon in Holy Mother of the Rosary PNC Cathedral in Buffalo on November 29, 2001 and as priest on November 30th. Between 2001 and 2004 he served as an assistant priest and later vicar at the Parish of St. John the Baptist and St. Michael in eastern Norway. From autumn 2004, he has served as chaplain and administrator in the Sta. Sunniva Mission Parish in Bergen. He and his wife Solveig have three children.