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Saint Jerome
To overcome his strong temptations, St. Jerome worked and studied hard. He also read the Bible. We can imitate Jerome's wonderful habit of hard work, serious study and frequent reading of the bible. God's holy Word has the power to change us for the better.
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Virtue: Cardinal Virtue of Prudence / Wisdom
(able to judge appropriate action; discerning God's will)
- Feast Day is September 30th
- Doctor of the Church; greatest at clarifying the Divine Word
- Dedicated his knowledge of Greek to revise the Latin New Testament
- His integrity and grit earned him criticism
- Most known for his translation of Sacred Scripture
- Died in 420; his body is in the Sistine Chapel of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Rome
Jerome was a Roman Christian who lived in the fourth & fifth centuries. His father instructed him in the Christian faith but sent him to a famous pagan school where Jerome grew to love pagan writings and lost some of his love for God. He became good friends with a group of holy Christians and his heart turned completely to God.
Later, he decided to live alone in a wild desert. For four years he lived a life of prayer and penance, struggling against temptations. He learned Hebrew and later translated the bible from Hebrew into Latin. Many more people were then able to read and understand the Holy Bible.
After his time in the desert, Jerome went to Antioch and was ordained a priest. He went to Constantinople to study scripture and then to Rome where he revised the Latin version of the Gospels.
St. Jerome spent many years of his life in a little cave at Bethlehem. He prayed, studied and translated the Bible. He wrote many letters and books to explain the Christian faith.
St. Jerome used his gifts of wisdom and understanding to interpret God's Word through the intercessions of the Holy Spirit and to defend the foundation teachings of the Church.
