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St. Henry De Osso y Cervello, Priest
Jan. 27
OCD: optional memorial
from the Common of Pastors
Henry was born at Vinebre, Catalonia, Spain, on the 16th October 1840 and
was ordained priest on 21st September 1867. He was an apostle to young
people in teaching them about their faith and inspired various movements for
the teaching of the Gospel. As a spiritual director he was fascinated by
St. Teresa of Jesus, the great teacher in the ways of prayer and Daughter of
the Church who is better known in the English-speaking world as St. Teresa
of Avila. In the light of her teaching, he founded the Company of St.
Teresa
(1876) dedicated to educating women in the school of the Gospel and
following the example of St. Teresa. He gave himself to preaching and the
apostolate through the printing press. He underwent many severe trials and
sufferings. He died at Gilet, Valencia, Spain, on the 27th January, 1896.
He was canonized on 16th July, 1993, in Madrid, by Pope John Paul II.
Office of Readings
Second Reading
From the writings of Saint Henry de Osso, priest (A Month in the Heart of
Jesus, Prologue, EEO III, Rome, 1977, pp. 456-458) "Identification with
Jesus Christ"
This is our main endeavor: to think, to feel, to love as Christ Jesus, to
act and to speak as He-in a word, to conform our whole life to Christ's. No
one can be saved unless they are formed in the image of Christ. To conform
our life to Christ's, we need, above all, to study His life, know it, and
meditate upon it, not only in its outward appearance, but by immersing
ourselves in the thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams of Jesus Christ so as
to do everything in union with Him. In His goodness, Jesus Himself invites
us, both in word and hi action, to do this. For example, if we do not know
the sentiments of His heart so as to put them into practice, how can we
learn from His gentleness and humility? Or how can we come into His presence
each time we act in order to imitate Him? Christ lived, ate, slept, spoke,
kept silent, walked, worked, sweat, got tired, rested, was hungry, thirsty
and poor; in a word, He suffered and died for us and for our salvation.
Why is it, then, that we cannot make or imagine Jesus as real and down to
earth, but only in theory and as the ideal, which is the reason we do not
love and imitate Hun in everything, as we must? Jesus is our brother, flesh
of our flesh, blood of our blood, bone of our bones. This is who our Jesus
is, true God and true Man, alive, personal, and intimate. He let Himself be
seen; He lived and spoke with us. For our salvation, being the eternal Word
of God, He descended from heaven, became flesh, suffered, died, rose,
ascended into heaven, and remained among us until the end of time to be our
companion, our consolation, and our food in the Blessed Sacrament.
Eternal life, then, our only happiness in time and eternity, consists in
knowing Jesus more intimately. How happy will be the person who learns this
lesson and lives it daily. What an inspiring thought! I will live, sleep,
speak, listen, work, suffer-I will do everything, I will suffer everything
in union with Jesus, with the same divine intention and sentiments that
Jesus had and with which He suffered, which is what Jesus wants of me.
Whoever does this-and all of us are called to do it-will lives in this life
the life of the world to come and will be transformed into Jesus, able to
say with St. Paul: "I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me."
Responsory
R/. I rejoice in the trials I bear and
make up in my flesh that which is
lacking in the sufferings of Christ *for the sake of His body which is the
Church.
V/. I have been crucified with Christ,
and now no longer live but Christ
lives in me:
R/. For the sake of His body which is
the Church.
Prayer
Lord God,
you wonderfully joined in your Priest,
Saint Henry de Osso,
a life of continual prayer
and untiring apostolic activity.
By the help of his prayers
may we persevere in the love of Christ
and serve your Church
by word and deed.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, Who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit one God for ever and ever.
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for Mass
Entrance Antiphon
The Spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for He has anointed me. He has
sent me to bring good news to the poor.
Prayer
(see above)
Prayer over the Gifts
Lord,
by this celebration,
may Your Spirit fill us with the same light that shone in Your servant St.
Henry and urged him to promote Your glory.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Communion Antiphon
Make Your home in me, as I make mine in you, says the Lord. Whoever remains
in Me with Me in him, bears fruit in plenty.
Prayer after Communion
Lord,
may the sacred mysteries we receive
help us to follow the example of St. Henry who worshipped You with unfailing
devotion and spent himself in loving service for Your people.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
First Reading
Wisdom 7:7-8, 10-14, 8:2-3
Therefore I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded and the spirit of
Wisdom came to me. I preferred her to scepter and throne, And deemed riches
nothing in comparison with her. Beyond health and comeliness I loved her,
And I chose to have her rather than the light, because the splendor of her
never yields to sleep. Yet all good things together came to me in her
company, and countless riches at her hands; And I rejoiced in them all,
because Wisdom is their leader, though I had not known that she is the
mother of these. Simply I learned about her, and ungrudgingly do I
share- her riches I do not hide away; For to men she is an unfailing
treasure; those who gain this treasure win the friendship of God, to whom
the gifts they have from discipline commend them. Her I loved and sought
after from my youth; I sought to take her for my bride and was enamored of
her beauty.
She adds to nobility the splendor of companionship with God; even the LORD
of all loved her.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 15
R/. You are all my inheritance, O Lord.
Preserve me, God, I take refuge in You.
I say to the Lord: 'You are my God'.
O Lord, it is You Who are my portion and cup; it is You Yourself Who are my
prize. R/.
I will bless the Lord Who gives me counsel, Who even at night directs my
heart.
I keep the Lord ever in my sight:
since He is at my side I shall stand firm. R/.
You will show me the path of life,
the fullness of joy in Your presence,
at Your right hand happiness for ever. R/.
Gospel
Matthew 5: 13-16
"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can
it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and
trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a
mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a
bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the
house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your
good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.
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