The Feast of St Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church.

Feast 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."

 (Cf Psalm 1: 1 - 2. Entrance Antiphon on the Feast of St Jerome).

Saturday 30th September 2023 of the 25th Week of Ordinary Time is the feast of St Jerome (342 - 420).

"St Jerome was from Dalmatia in former Yugoslavia. Priest, Doctor of the Church. Jerome translated the Bible into the Latin Vulgate, which became the official version of the Bible for the Church for over 1000 years.

We chose our key Scripture for today from Psalm 1, the great promise of God for those who love His word and study it season and out of season. 

Note that a similar promise is made to Joshua:

"Do not let this book of the law depart from your lips. Recite it by day and by night, that you may carefully observe all that is written in it; then you will attain your goal; then you will succeed." (Joshua 1: 8).

If you are still not excited by the promises of investing time and resources in the word of God, consider this:

"When I found your words, I devoured them; your words were my joy, the happiness of my heart." (Jeremiah 15: 16).

When Jeremiah devoured the word of God, what did he find? Incomparable sweetness, happiness and joy.

I too discovered the word of God in a career crisis while working for a large  company. The word that was waiting for me to discover was Exodus 14: 13 - 14. I was blown away by God's utter faithfulness to His gracious promise. I resolved to read the Scriptures everyday from that day.

I am delighted by this quote from St Jerome:

+  "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ."

Lord, help us to follow the example of St Jerome in reflecting on Your word day and night. May Your word prepare us to offer You a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving always and everywhere. Amen.

September 30. End of September. The Church honors the Sorrowful Heart of Mary today September 30. May the Most Sorrowful Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary obtain for us peace and serenity and prosperity. Amen. 

For Prayers of Consecration to the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary, Litany, Promises of Mary to those who say the Holy Rosary, etc click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2023/06/immaculate-heart-of-mary-consecration.html?m=10

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