ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 30th of September
SAINT JEROME, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
Saint Jerome was born about 342, he studied in Rome, where he was baptised. He lived for some years as a hermit in the Syrian desert, then returned to Antioch and was ordained priest by Paulinus. He lived in Constantinople and then in Rome, preaching asceticism, and studying. Eventually he settled in Bethlehem, where he was head of the monastery and devoted himself to study. His scholarship was unparalleled in the early Church. He translated the Bible from its original tongues into Latin (the Vulgate), wrote biblical commentaries, and other works. He fought against the heresies of Arianism, Pelagianism and Origenism.
PRAYER:
Father,
you gave Saint Jerome delight
in his study of holy scripture.
May your people find in your word
the food for salvation and the fountain of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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