St. Hermann Joseph [1150-1241]...
was born in Cologne, Germany...
into a family of good name that had lost its wealth.
His mother was the abbess St. Hildegund.
As a child was very devoted to Our Lady.
Often in church praying before the statue of the Virgin Mary...
once, with the innocence of children, he offered an apple to the statue...
that was then taken by Our Lady...
Another time, he arrived at the church...
and saw the Queen of Heaven in great splendor in the choir.
At her side were two children, St. John the Baptist and the Christ Child, playing together.
As Hermann stood contemplating the scene, the Virgin called him.
He swiftly climbed the steps of presbytery, but the grilled gate to the choir was closed and locked.
“I cannot reach you,” he said to Mary, “the grill is locked and there is no ladder for me...”
The Holy Virgin then directed him where to put his hands and feet in order to climb over the grill.
Doing this, he entered the choir, and she told him to join the Christ Child and St. John in play.
One cold winter day...
he came barefoot to the church to pray.
As he approached, the statue of Our Lady asked him: “Why are you barefoot on this cold day?”
He answered: “Because I don’t have shoes.”
She told him to look under a certain stone in the church...
where he would find enough money for a pair of shoes.
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