Roughly six weeks before his death on this date from smallpox, the Servant of God Hermann Cohen wrote to his sister: "I have been named Chaplain to the 5300 French prisoners of war..."
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Quote of the day, 20 January: Hermann Cohen
Quote of the day, 29 September: Hermann Cohen
In 1856 on the eighth anniversary of his First Holy Communion, the Servant of God Hermann Cohen said: “Let us unite with the Archangel and join him in our salute to Mary. Yes, Mary, we greet you, our glorious dawn.”
Quote of the day, 20 September: Hermann Cohen
The Servant of God Herman Cohen was the first to lead a pilgrimage to Lourdes on 20 September 1858. Hundreds of people joined him in front of the grotto, although it was still blocked off by barricades and the civil authorities forbade close access to the site. He made quite an impression on St. Bernadette.
Quote of the day, 3 September: Hermann Cohen
Preaching in 1864 in Malines, Belgium on Catholicism in England, the Servant of God Hermann Cohen boldly spoke out against the so-called "progress" of the secularization he witnessed in England. "The great obstacle to progress is that the Master has been excluded from all Laws, Constitutions, and Governments..."
Quote of the day, 19 June: Hermann Cohen
In his canticles "For the Love of Jesus Christ", which were published in 1851, the Servant of God Hermann Cohen wrote a summary of his vocation in the dedication pages of the book, closing with a hymn of praise to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament: "Throw yourselves at His Feet; give Him your heart, and He will bless you."
Quote of the day, 9 March: Hermann Cohen
You must try to maintain a deep peace in yourself and not allow yourself to become troubled. Ask Jesus to command the winds and the storms and bring about calm and tranquility in [your] inner life.
Quote of the day, 6 June: Hermann Cohen
At the moment of Benediction, though I was not kneeling like the congregation, I felt something deep within me
Marie du jour 2021, May 21: Hermann Cohen
I am the daughter of the Lord, the mother of the messiah, the spouse of the Holy Spirit... I am the woman promised to the world
Quote of the day, 20 January: Hermann Cohen
You must look on death as the day of your true espousals with Jesus for all eternity.
Quote of the day: 19 September
Some verses alone of that divine book scattered my doubts and caused an unexpected and indefectible light to fall on my eyes
Quote of the day: 10 May
Keep aspiring to that peace which awaits us in the arms of God
Quote of the day: 9 March
We must now build a church in the garden
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