Saint Of The Day September 25 – Cleophus & Herman The Lame

September 25 – Cleophus & Herman The Lame from the Saint of The Day– as read by the Sisters of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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He was a Benedictine monk called “the Cripple” because of a deformity of his body. Herman entered the Benedictines when he was a child of seven. Later he became one of the great religious poets of the Church. It was Blessed Herman the Cripple who wrote the Salve Regina (the Hail, Holy Queen) which is recited at the end of the rosary.

Saint Cleophas was one of the greatest brothers and husbands and fathers and grandfathers who has ever been in the history of the world. His brother was Saint Joseph, the virginal spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His wife was Mary of Cleophas, whose feast day is April 9.