Morning Prayer - FRIDAY, 30 Sept 2022

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - September 30, 2022 | Memorial of St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church

"Blessed indeed is he who ponders the law of the Lord day and night: he will yield his fruit in due season." - Ps. 1:2-3

Born in Dalmatia of a Christian in 340, St. Jerome was baptized in Rome, while taking his classical courses. He then studied under the best masters in foreign cities. He was attracted by the ascetic life and travelled to the East, where he was (unwillingly) ordained a priest. He was recalled to Rome to act as secretary to Pope Damasus, but on the Pope’s death he returned to the East, to Bethlehem, where (with the aid of St Paula and others) he founded a monastery, a hospice, and a school, and settled down to the most important work of his life, the translation of the Bible into Latin, a translation which, with some revisions, is still in use today. He wrote many works of his own, including letters and commentaries on Holy Scripture. When a time of troubles came upon the world, through barbarian invasions, and to the Church, through internal dissension, he helped the refugees and those in need. He died at Bethlehem in 420.

Through the intercession of St. Jerome, may we open our hearts to listen to the words of God in Sacred Scriptures and incarnate the Good News in our lives.

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