Today is the Feast Day of Saint Jerome, one of the Four Doctors of the Western Church. He is known for translating the Bible into Latin. But instead of translating it from Greek to Latin, he first learned Hebrew to get a more accurate translation. He believed ignorance of Scripture means ignorance of Christ (see DoctorsoftheCatholicChurch.com).
Here is a homily by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, a Franciscan Friar, on Saint Jerome:
Saint Jerome lived a determined life to bring the Word of God to life, spiritually and academically.
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