Welcome to the national celebration of St. Olav in Trondheim. The Catholic Church in Norway honours the feast day of its patron saint with an annual festivity. Remembering the roots of Norwegian faith and culture, these days bring together pilgrims and believers from all over the country and from abroad.
We can offer a programme rich in variety for this year’s Olsok celebration. It begins with the opening mass July 27thand ends with an excursion to the newly built Cistercian monastery of Munkeby July 30th.
Olsok 2023 – This year’s programme
- See registration forms at the end of page.
- EWTN Norge offers coverage of the celebrations via livestream.
The program
Thursday, July 27th
17.00 Arrival of the NUK pilgrimage (Norway’s Young Catholics)
17.00 Confession
18.00 Opening mass
19.30 Supper in the atrium next to the church
20.00 Book launch “Å finne sammen – Politiske innspill” by bishop Erik Varden OCSO. Conversation between Kristine Dingstad and bishop Erik Varden
Friday, July 28th
8.00 Mass at St. Olav church
9.00 Departure of the bus to Stiklestad
11.00 Procession to the church in Stiklestad (The bus will bring those to the church who can’t take part in the procession)
12.00 Pontifical high mass at Stiklestad church and Florian Pletscher’s ordination to the deaconate
14.00 Procession to the catholic chapel in Stiklestad
14.30 Confession inside the chapel, refreshments around the chapel
16.00 Return to Trondheim
18.00 First vespers of the solemnity of St. Olav
19.00 Reception and dinner in the parish hall on occasion of the ordination to the deaconate
22.00 Vigils of the solemnity
Saturday, July 29th
9.00 Lauds
9.30 Confession in the church, coffee in the atrium
10.00 Children’s programme
12.00 Olsok talk by Knut Ødegård
15.00 Pontifical high mass (Nidaros cathedral)
18.00 Vespers (Nidaros cathedral)
19.00 Concluding dinner in the parish hall
Sunday, July 30th
11.00 High mass
12.30 Departure of the bus to Munkeby
14.00 Visit of the newly built monastery and church
15.00 Refreshments in the monastery
16.00 Return to Trondheim
Last updated July 25th 2023. Subject to changes.
Registration for the Olsok celebrations
It is necessary to register so the bus trips and dinners can be arranged.
- July 28th, bus trip to Stiklestad: https://forms.office.com/e/suHFNnrxxx
- July 28th, dinner on occasion of the ordination: https://forms.office.com/e/ZM9nQJzxTH
- July 29th, concluding dinner: https://forms.office.com/e/YvGky4Xwmu
- July 30th, bus trip to Munkeby: https://forms.office.com/e/6M6kirhcRC
Please send questions to olsok@katolsk.no.