Later, he was ordained a priest...
and became the director of several convents of sisters...
for whom he wrote various treatises on piety, and a commentary on the Canticle of Canticles.
He also composed hymns, one being the first hymn in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
His life was one of continuous penance...
and he suffered strong temptations and physical illnesses.
He was afflicted by incessant headaches that only ceased when he approached the altar to celebrate Mass. Their intensity used to increase with the approach of Feast Days. In a play on words, he used to say: Festa sunt mihi infesta ["Feast Days are devastating for me"].
He had great sympathy for afflicted persons...
who always found in him a warm welcome and secure refuge.
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The whole life of St. Herman was filled with visions and ecstasies.
Until his last day he enjoyed a continuous familiarity with the supernatural.
He had under his charge the spiritual welfare of the Cistercian nuns at Hoven, near Zulpich.
Here he died and was buried in the cloister.
Later his body was found incorrupt.
For it was transferred to Steinfeld, where his marble tomb can be seen to the present day.
Portions of his relics are at Cologne and at Antwerp.
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