Father Joseph Horion, this priest renowned for his outspokenness, has died

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Priest of the parish Notre-Dame-du-Hec, around Oisseau, in Mayenne, Joseph Horion died, Tuesday November 19, 2024, in his 61st year of priesthood. He was 87 years old. Portrait.

Words from those who knew him

Joseph Horion did not have a smooth personality. Those who knew him remember him in these words: “This priest, he was terrible! “, said one. “Provocative? Maybe “. ” Impatient ? Also, often wanting things to move and quickly.”

Family celebrations

And disturbing? ” No way “. In any case he was modernmost of those who knew him agree on this… There you go, that’s how the father was Joseph Horion. A good man, who we liked to invite to our table during family celebrations.

10 communes

Joseph Horion lived in the presbytery ofOisseauin Mayenne, where he was priest for many years. Then came the time to gather the parishes to make one even bigger.

A few years ago, Joseph Horion found himself alone, in charge of the Notre-Dame du Hec parish, or 10 communes.

Formerly, 13 priests took care of this sector. Let us not be discouraged, we must accept the changing times and Christians must be present in the world.

“We must not try to do things extraordinary but to do them in another way.

A simple, outspoken man

Joseph Horion was born on 1^is March 1937 in Vautorte in a small farm near the forest where he lived his childhood with four sisters and two brothers. A life of kid except that something was on his mind.

Every year during the fair, we had to transport wood from the forest to the fair to make the stands. There were miles to go. Each time, my father had to face this task, he who only had eleven hectares and wobbly mares, while there were what we called the big farmers, who lived nearby and who were much better equipped. !

These farmers could have easily done the work of Joseph's father.

“But no, the cure always arrived at my father's house saying, they are not free and not the time. And my father, good dough was each time chore ! ».

The big farmers

And so by following his father, the horses and the loading of wood, an idea came to him. “It is not normal for the priest to only listen to big farmers. Well, I’ll be a priest one day, so that all that changes.” Joseph Horion therefore entered the seminary and completed the appropriate training.

A life dedicated to the Church

Among those who remember him, all have remembered the simplicity that was established at the first moment of his meeting, based on a caring presencegenerous, frank and courteous.

He always had the right words with his outspoken. His natural kindness inspired an immediate reciprocityarousing the desire to join in its action.

He was one of those trustworthy people who are great inside because they aim for a goal greater than themselves. He preached without tongue in cheek. Joseph was very close to concerns of everyone, because modern he spoke the same language as everyone. He loved life.

Many tributes

“Joseph Horion was close to people, with great open-mindedness. In Oisseau, he celebrated numerous weddings. He had a character well soakedwhen something was wrong, we knew it. People loved him, he had an infectious cheerfulness.

A sportsman, he was always present during the meetings of football on Sunday. We adored our priest,” conclude many Oisseliens. “Hats off, father!” “.

Father Joseph Horion rests in the cemetery of Vautorte. Father Horion celebrated his last mass on Sunday September 15, 2019 in Saint-Georges-Buttavent. There were numerous tributes on Facebook pages to pay tribute to him.

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