Blessed Herman the Cripple
Religious ( ✝️ 1054 Anno Domini A.D.) Feast: 25 September
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Herman was born with a cleft palate, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy. His physical limitations, however, were not able to mask his genius. When he was seven years old, his parents entrusted him to the care of a learned abbot for his education ⛪ 👨🏫 . Herman spent the rest of his life at the abbey of Reichenau, in southern Germany. He seems to have been blessed with the photographic memory that sometimes accompanies cerebral palsy, as well as the determination and humility that characterize so many who carry the burden of disability 🩼 .
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_of_Reichenau
Confined to a carrying chair 👨🦽 and dependent on others for movement, Herman also had difficulty speaking 🗣️ and writing ✍️ . Yet he became a popular teacher, drawing many students from all over 👨🎓 . Adept not only in theology but also in mathematics 🧮 , music 🎼 🎶 , language 💱 , and history, it is said that his good cheer 😀 and humility 😔 made everyone love him 💗 .
Herman was also an artist who wrote theological verse and beautiful music 🎵 . The Blessed Mother was ever his beloved patron. She helped him to bear his physical sufferings, and brought him spiritual peace 🕊️ . In her honor, Herman is thought to have written the "Salve Regina" and the beautiful Marian antiphon for Advent, "Alma Redemptoris Mater".
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🙏 Lord, open my lips and my heart 💗 , that like Blessed Herman, no matter what obstacles arise, I may praise you in truth with beautiful words. 🛐
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