{"id":3506,"date":"2026-08-28T19:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2026-08-28T19:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:35:59","slug":"biskop-erik-varden-kong-harald-v-1937-2026-in-memoriam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/?p=3506","title":{"rendered":"Biskop Erik Varden: Kong Harald V (1937\u20132026) in memoriam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kirkens tradisjon gir oss en b\u00f8nn \u00e5 be i d\u00f8dens n\u00e6rhet, n\u00e5r v\u00e5re egne ord svikter oss. B\u00f8nnen g\u00e5r tilbake til 800-tallet. Den begynner: \u00abG\u00e5 ut, kristensjel, fra denne verden i Guds, den allmektige Faders navn, som skapte deg, i Jesu Kristi, den levende Guds S\u00f8nns navn, som led for deg, og i den Hellige \u00c5nds navn, som ble utgytt over deg.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KONGEN ER D\u00d8D: Kongeflagget heises fra slottsbalkongen med s\u00f8rgeflor etter kong Harald Vs d\u00f8d, 28. august 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B\u00f8nnen minner oss om at d\u00f8den er en overgang fra liv til Liv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I dag har v\u00e5r elskede konge, <\/strong>Harald V, g\u00e5tt denne veien. I \u00e6rb\u00f8dighet og takknemlighet anbefaler vi ham til Guds kj\u00e6rlige miskunn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veien m\u00e5 vi alle g\u00e5<\/strong> en gang. Det er det eneste sikre i tilv\u00e6relsen. Men en konges bortgang ber\u00f8rer oss s\u00e6rlig. Vi f\u00f8ler oss med ett faderl\u00f8se, omgitt av et rungende frav\u00e6r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SIGNET I NIDAROSDOMEN: Som sin far valgte kong Harald \u00e5 la seg signe til kongegjerningen. Sammen med dronning Sonja ble han signet i Nidaros domkirke s\u00f8ndag 23. juni 1991 av biskop Finn Wagle. I bakgrunnen (v.s.a. Dronningen) ses ogs\u00e5 biskop Andreas Aarflot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

P\u00e5 forbilledlig vis <\/strong>har Kong Harald inkarnert nasjonen. Vi har visst oss sett, kjent og verdsatt av ham. Vi har v\u00e6rt oss bevisst hans omsorg, omsluttet av varmen han utstr\u00e5lte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Han gav oss et storartet eksempel<\/strong> p\u00e5 hengivenhet. Han var <\/em>s\u00e5 helt og holdent konge, hengitt folket, at der liksom ikke stod noe ego i veien. Slik kom han oss velgj\u00f8rende n\u00e6r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vi, norske katolikker, ber <\/strong>hengivent for ham. Vi ber for Hennes Majestet Dronningen og for hele kongefamilien. Ikke minst ber vi for Kong H\u00e5kon VIII, om velsignelse og visdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LEVE KONGEN: Kong Haakon VIII og kronprinsesse Ingrid Alexandra m\u00f8ter regjeringen til ekstraordin\u00e6rt statsr\u00e5d p\u00e5 Slottet etter kong Harald Vs d\u00f8d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foto: Lise \u00c5serud \/ NTB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

heDet gamle utropet,<\/strong> \u00abKongen er d\u00f8d, leve Kongen!\u00bb, ber\u00f8rer oss i dag. Monarkiet st\u00e5r som en stabil akse i samfunnet. Det st\u00e5r for selvf\u00f8lgelig kontinuitet. I en tid s\u00e5 usikker som v\u00e5r, gj\u00f8r det godt. Kong Harald har, sammen med Dronning Sonja, bragt en s\u00e6regen st\u00f8dighet til Norge. Kongen har v\u00e6rt et selvf\u00f8lgelig referansepunkt i b\u00e5de sorg og glede, alltid med verdighet. Klokt har han talt til oss, med en underfundig humor vi vil savne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gud sign v\u00e5r konge god!
Sign ham med kraft og mot,
sign hjem og slott!
Lys for ham ved din \u00c5nd,
knytt med din sterke h\u00e5nd
hellige troskapsb\u00e5nd
om folk og drott!<\/em>                Kongesangen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e5 vil vi omslutte Kong H\u00e5kon <\/strong>lojalt,s\u00e5 arven kan f\u00f8res videre, n\u00e6ret av den tillit <\/em>som her til lands i generasjoner har kjennetegnet forholdet \u00abmellom folk og drott\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B\u00f8nnen ved d\u00f8dsleiet ender<\/strong> med \u00e5 uttrykke et fast, lysende h\u00e5p: \u00abI dag skal du i fred finne din bolig, ditt hjem skal v\u00e6re hos Gud\u00bb. P\u00e5 forb\u00f8nn av Hellig Olav, Norges evige Konge, lyser vi fred over Kong Harald Vs minne og takker Gud for alt han gav oss ved ham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requiescat in pace!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+Erik Varden OCSO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biskop av Trondheim katolske stift og apostolisk administrator av Troms\u00f8 stift<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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King Harald V RIP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tradition of the Church gives us a prayer to recite when death is near and our own words fail us. The prayer, from the ninth century, begins like this: \u2018Go forth, Christian soul, from this world, in the name of God the Father almighty, who created you; in the name of Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who suffered for you; in the name of the Holy Spirit, who was poured forth on you\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prayer reminds us that physical death is a passage from life to Life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today our beloved king,<\/strong> Harald V,has made this passage. With reverence and gratitude we commend him to God\u2019s loving mercy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of us must make this passage <\/strong>one day. That is our life\u2019s only certainty. Still, the passing of a king affects us uniquely. We suddenly feel orphaned, surrounded by a resounding absence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an exemplary manner, <\/strong>King Harald embodied the nation. We were aware that he saw us, knew us, valued us. We knew his care, were embraced by the warmth he exuded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He gave us a magnificent example<\/strong> of dedication. He was<\/em> so entirely our king, given to his people, that no ego seemed to stand in the way. That brought him near to us in a wholly beneficent way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, the Catholics of Norway, <\/strong>pray devotedly for him.We pray for Her Majesty the Queen and for the royal family. Not least we pray for King H\u00e5kon VIII, that God may grant him wisdom and choice blessings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old acclamation,<\/strong> \u2018The King is dead, long live the King!\u2019, stirs us today. The monarchy represents a stable axis in society. It stands for self-evident continuity. In our uncertain times, that is comforting. King Harald has, with Queen Sonja, brought a unique kind of stability to Norway. Ever dignified, the king has been a natural point of reference in both grief and gladness. He has spoken wisely to us, with a kind, quirky humour we shall miss.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will now stand loyally by King H\u00e5kon,<\/strong> that the heritage may continue, nurtured by the trust <\/em>that has for ages bound the people and its sovereign together in this country.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deathbed prayer culminates <\/strong>in an expression of firm, luminous hope: \u2018May your place today be in peace, your dwelling with God\u2019. Trusting in the intercession of St Olav, Perpetual King of Norway, we bless the memory of King Harald V and pray that he may rest in peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thank God for everything he gave us through him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requiescat in pace!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+Erik Varden OCSO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bishop of Trondheim and Apostolic Administrator of Troms\u00f8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kirkens tradisjon gir oss en b\u00f8nn \u00e5 be i d\u00f8dens n\u00e6rhet, n\u00e5r v\u00e5re egne ord svikter oss. B\u00f8nnen g\u00e5r tilbake til 800-tallet. Den begynner: \u00abG\u00e5 ut, kristensjel, fra denne verden i Guds, den allmektige Faders navn, som skapte deg, i Jesu Kristi, den levende Guds S\u00f8nns navn, som led for deg, og i den Hellige \u00c5nds navn, som ble utgytt over deg.\u00bb KONGEN ER D\u00d8D: Kongeflagget heises fra slottsbalkongen med s\u00f8rgeflor etter kong Harald Vs d\u00f8d, 28. august 2026. B\u00f8nnen minner oss om at d\u00f8den er en overgang fra liv til Liv. I dag har v\u00e5r elskede konge, Harald V, g\u00e5tt… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-informasjon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3510,"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3506\/revisions\/3510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristiansund.katolsk.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}