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Full Text of ReadingsTuesday of the Second Week of Lent Lectionary: 231All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Saint Cyril of JerusalemSaint Cyril of Jerusalem's Story The crises that the Church faces today may seem minor when compared with the threat posed by the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ and almost overcame Christianity in the fourth century. Cyril was to be caught up in the controversy, accused of Arianism by Saint Jerome, and ultimately vindicated both by the men of his own time and by being declared a Doctor of the Church in 1822. Raised in Jerusalem and well-educated, especially in the Scriptures, he was ordained a priest by the bishop of Jerusalem and given the task during Lent of catechizing those preparing for Baptism and catechizing the newly baptized during the Easter season. His Catecheses remain valuable as examples of the ritual and theology of the Church in the mid-fourth century. There are conflicting reports about the circumstances of his becoming bishop of Jerusalem. It is certain that he was validly consecrated by bishops of the province. Since one of them was an Arian, Acacius, it may have been expected that his “cooperation” would follow. Conflict soon rose between Cyril and Acacius, bishop of the rival nearby see of Caesarea. Cyril was summoned to a council, accused of insubordination and of selling Church property to relieve the poor. Probably, however, a theological difference was also involved. He was condemned, driven from Jerusalem, and later vindicated, not without some association with and help from Semi-Arians. Half his episcopate was spent in exile; his first experience was repeated twice. He finally returned to find Jerusalem torn with heresy, schism and strife, and wracked with crime. Even Saint Gregory of Nyssa, who was sent to help, left in despair. They both went to the Council of Constantinople, where the amended form of the Nicene Creed was promulgated in 381. Cyril accepted the word consubstantial—that is, Christ is of the same substance or nature as the Father. Some said it was an act of repentance, but the bishops of the Council praised him as a champion of orthodoxy against the Arians. Though not friendly with the greatest defender of orthodoxy against the Arians, Cyril may be counted among those whom Athanasius called “brothers, who mean what we mean, and differ only about the word consubstantial.” Reflection Those who imagine that the lives of saints are simple and placid, untouched by the vulgar breath of controversy, are rudely shocked by history. Yet, it should be no surprise that saints, indeed all Christians, will experience the same difficulties as their Master. The definition of truth is an endless, complex pursuit, and good men and women have suffered the pain of both controversy and error. Intellectual, emotional, and political roadblocks may slow up people like Cyril for a time. But their lives taken as a whole are monuments to honesty and courage. St. Francis' Prayer before the Crucifix Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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2025 Feb 23 SUN: SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Sm 26: 2. 7-9. 12-13. 22-23/ Ps 103: 1-2. 3-4. 8. 10. 12-13 (8a)/ 1 Cor 15: 45-49/ Lk 6: 27-38 HOMILIST'S NOTE: I ran afoul of Pope Francis's directive from his general audience of December 4, 2024, when he said that a homily should be in the six-to-eight-minute range.  This one ran over 12 minutes. We all know that at every weekend Mass following the Profession of Faith, we have a prayer that goes by a lot of different names. You've heard it called the Prayers of the Faithful. It's also called the Universal Prayer. If you go to other English-speaking countries, you may hear it called the Bidding Prayers. My favorite term for it is the General Intercessions. Now for some months I have been writing the general intercessions and I believe in keeping them concise and for the lector who has those prayers, I want to make sure it's on just one sheet of paper, one side of the one sheet of paper. And in fact when I'm keeping it concise, I'm able to present it in a pretty good-sized font. So much the better for the lectors. But this weekend they're running a little bit longer and they're in a little smaller font. I had some parishioners of Saint Jerome say to me that they wanted to supply some intercessions of their own for this particular weekend, the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, the year of Luke, because of the emphasis we have today on the mercy of God. We've heard this in the first reading. We're aware of how King Saul, the first king of Israel, was obsessed with his belief that David was a rival to him and that he had to kill David. And so we have this Scripture today about that deep slumber that the Lord put Saul and his men into and in which David and his assistant were able to come right up to Saul and they could have killed him, but they did not. We also hear from First Corinthians today about the fact that you and I have to move from being the first Adam to being the second Adam. That is, we need to be transformed by the gift of salvation in Jesus. We must be transformed. We must experience conversion. And, you might say, become a surprise even to ourselves.  So there is an awful lot in the gospel and it starts with love your enemies. Three years ago I think I said that I misread that for a very, very long time. I was thinking it said "don't have enemies" and I put it on myself to go make peace. No, that doesn't work. No, if you are a genuine Christian you will have enemies. And what you can do for them is love them. Particularly as we think about what we're witnessing in our country these days, we do have to ask about God's gift of mercy and about whether it has taken hold. And I'm thinking of two of the principals right now in this process we're seeing. And based on the reading I have done about the upbringing of these two people, it appears to me that in their upbringing they never had mercy shown to them. And that is a serious deficiency in character. They may never have known mercy as they were growing up. And it's possible that in more recent times people have attempted to show them mercy but they didn't understand it. So we need to acknowledge these facts and we need to look at the rest of the things here in this gospel. There's an awful lot.  turning the other cheek and giving to people. These are things that, again, I tended to misinterpret these. I thought it meant I had to be a doormat. Actually when you turn the other cheek you're offering a challenge. You give the attacker something to think about. And then, yes, with giving, it doesn't mean that you abandon any sense that you have rights and dignity of your own. It means that you know that life is much more than your possessions. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Now that's been called the golden rule, but Jesus didn't call it the golden rule. We know that Jesus as an infant received gold but he demonstrated through the course of his life that he was not interested in gold. So I don't know whether calling it the golden rule is any great compliment; but this is something that makes total sense to us as we try to grow in a sense of empathy, to see our neighbor as another self and to respond to them as we would like to be responded to. And I think that keeps us at a level of realistic, kind interaction which does respect the other. And that gifts will be given to you that full measure falling into your lap: For me that is quite simply the sense of peace which I have discovered in myself, and it is a wonderful thing when we discover it, because all of us can enter into an anxious state in which we are placing pressure on ourselves. When we are saying we have to do A, B or C in order to prove that I have the right to be here, that anxiety is existing in all of us and we are greatly blessed when we can come to see that as something that we use to block the very peace of our God. It is wonderful when we can lay that anxiety aside. So we have so much to think about and as we sang in the Psalm, "The Lord is kind and merciful." And we need to reflect on the people who have shown us mercy,  and realize that it [mercy] is real and that it is transforming and that as much as so many people in the world are moved by other influences, we know we give a witness that says peace is possible and peace begins with what is going on in your own heart.

The Enchiridion, Manual, or Handbook of Augustine of Hippo is alternatively titled, "Faith, Hope, and Love". The Enchiridion is a compact treatise on Christian piety, written in response to a request by an otherwise unknown person, named Laurentis, shortly after the death of Saint Jerome in 420. It is intended as a model for Christian instruction or catechesis. As the title indicates, the work is organized according to the three graces necessary for the Christian worship of God: Faith, Hope and Love. Under Faith, Augustine explains the use of the Apostles' Creed, in teaching Christian doctrine and in refuting heresies. Under Hope, he briefly explains the Lord's Prayer as a model of Christian prayer. The final part is a discourse on Christian love. (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Enchiridion, Manual, or Handbook of Augustine of Hippo is alternatively titled, "Faith, Hope, and Love". The Enchiridion is a compact treatise on Christian piety, written in response to a request by an otherwise unknown person, named Laurentis, shortly after the death of Saint Jerome in 420. It is intended as a model for Christian instruction or catechesis. As the title indicates, the work is organized according to the three graces necessary for the Christian worship of God: Faith, Hope and Love. Under Faith, Augustine explains the use of the Apostles' Creed, in teaching Christian doctrine and in refuting heresies. Under Hope, he briefly explains the Lord's Prayer as a model of Christian prayer. The final part is a discourse on Christian love. (From Wikipedia.)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rita, the host of the Catholic Girl on the Radio show, discussed the Gospel of Mark, emphasizing the importance of attentively listening to and applying God's Word in daily life. She explored various spiritual topics, including discernment of thoughts, perseverance in faith, and the significance of spiritual battles in deepening one's understanding of divine mysteries. Throughout the discussion, Rita shared personal experiences and reflections to illustrate her points, encouraging listeners to seek wisdom and understanding in Christ while using earthly possessions as means to spiritual growth. 00:00 Paying Attention to the Gospel Rita emphasized the importance of paying attention to what one hears, as the measure in which one listens will be the measure in which they receive. She also highlighted the importance of seeking understanding and putting the Word of God into practice. Rita shared a personal story related to the passage, but it was not included in the transcript. She concluded by encouraging listeners to set time aside to listen to the Word of God. 03:58 Discerning Thoughts From Various Sources Rita discussed the importance of discerning the origin of thoughts and ideas, particularly in the context of consuming information from various sources. She emphasized the need to distinguish between thoughts from God and those from other sources, such as popular books or self-help materials. 07:36 Striving for Goodness and True Wisdom Rita discussed the importance of striving to do good and teaching others to do the same, emphasizing that God's mercy will guide individuals towards a deeper understanding and greater desire to do what is right. She used the example of early Christianity and its adherents who faced persecution but still found ways to guard and teach the Word of God. Rita also highlighted the concept of intellectual pride, suggesting that neglecting to use one's natural abilities can lead to a loss of wisdom, while perseverance and continuous effort can lead to the acquisition of true wisdom. 11:56 Saint Jerome's Teachings and Healing Rita discussed the teachings of Saint Jerome, focusing on the parable of the sower and the different types of soil. She explained that the candle represents the teachings of Christ, the bushel represents those who hear but do not obey, and the apostles are the candlesticks enlightened by the Word of God. Rita emphasized that nothing is hidden before God and that the Word of God can reveal and heal hidden aspects of one's life. She concluded by encouraging the use of the Word of God as a guide for healing and freedom. 16:47 Perseverance and Faith in Spiritual Growth Rita discussed the importance of perseverance and faith in spiritual growth. She used the analogy of attending classes to illustrate that one must put in the effort to advance and learn more. Rita emphasized that the more one takes on spiritual battles, the more they will understand divine mysteries and increase in knowledge and wisdom. 19:58 Spiritual Battles and Divine Wisdom Rita discussed the importance of spiritual battles and the need to persevere through them to deepen one's understanding and receive more divine ministries. She shared her personal experience of seeking God's guidance and the lessons she learned from it. Rita also discussed the parable of the seed, emphasizing the need for humility and nurturing one's spiritual light to understand the mysteries of life. 28:54 Rita's Reflections on Earthly Possessions Rita shared her personal experiences and reflections on the fleeting nature of earthly possessions, including health, knowledge, and strength. She recounted her grandfather's journey with dementia and how it affected his memories, emphasizing the importance of seeking wisdom and understanding in Christ. Rita also shared a story from her youth about kissing the statue of the Virgin Mary, highlighting the transience of earthly possessions.

If ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ, as Saint Jerome says, then that is pretty serious! Because ignorance of Christ, unless it's no fault of our own, means we are not saved. 

Full Text of ReadingsMonday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 305The Saint of the day is Saint Hilary of PoitiersSaint Hilary of Poitiers' Story This staunch defender of the divinity of Christ was a gentle and courteous man, devoted to writing some of the greatest theology on the Trinity, and was like his Master in being labeled a “disturber of the peace.” In a very troubled period in the Church, his holiness was lived out in both scholarship and controversy. He was bishop of Poitiers in France. Raised a pagan, he was converted to Christianity when he met his God of nature in the Scriptures. His wife was still living when he was chosen, against his will, to be the bishop of Poitiers in France. He was soon taken up with battling what became the scourge of the fourth century, Arianism, which denied the divinity of Christ. The heresy spread rapidly. Saint Jerome said “The world groaned and marveled to find that it was Arian.” When Emperor Constantius ordered all the bishops of the West to sign a condemnation of Athanasius, the great defender of the faith in the East, Hilary refused and was banished from France to far off Phrygia. Eventually he was called the “Athanasius of the West.” While writing in exile, he was invited by some semi-Arians (hoping for reconciliation) to a council the emperor called to counteract the Council of Nicea. But Hilary predictably defended the Church, and when he sought public debate with the heretical bishop who had exiled him, the Arians, dreading the meeting and its outcome, pleaded with the emperor to send this troublemaker back home. Hilary was welcomed by his people. Reflection Christ said his coming would bring not peace but a sword (see Matthew 10:34). The Gospels offer no support for us if we fantasize about a sunlit holiness that knows no problems. Christ did not escape at the last moment, though he did live happily ever after—after a life of controversy, problems, pain and frustration. Hilary, like all saints, simply had more of the same. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Saint Augustine of Hippo lived from 354 to 430. He was acknowledged as one of the four great Doctors of the Western Church by Pope Boniface VIII in 1298. Saint Ambrose, Saint Gregory the Great and Saint Jerome are the others.

Full Text of ReadingsWednesday of the Second Week of Advent Lectionary: 183The Saint of the day is Saint Damasus ISaint Damasus I's Story To his secretary Saint Jerome, Damasus was “an incomparable person, learned in the Scriptures, a virgin doctor of the virgin Church, who loved chastity and heard its praises with pleasure.” Damasus seldom heard such unrestrained praise. Internal political struggles, doctrinal heresies, uneasy relations with his fellow bishops and those of the Eastern Church marred the peace of his pontificate. The son of a Roman priest, possibly of Spanish extraction, Damasus started as a deacon in his father's church, and served as a priest in what later became the basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome. He served Pope Liberius (352-366) and followed him into exile. When Liberius died, Damasus was elected bishop of Rome; but a minority elected and consecrated another deacon, Ursinus, as pope. The controversy between Damasus and the antipope resulted in violent battles in two basilicas, scandalizing the bishops of Italy. At the synod that Damasus called on the occasion of his birthday, he asked them to approve his actions. The bishops' reply was curt: “We assembled for a birthday, not to condemn a man unheard.” Supporters of the antipope even managed to get Damasus accused of a grave crime—probably sexual—as late as A.D. 378. He had to clear himself before both a civil court and a Church synod. As pope, his lifestyle was simple in contrast to other ecclesiastics of Rome, and he was fierce in his denunciation of Arianism and other heresies. A misunderstanding of the Trinitarian terminology used by Rome threatened amicable relations with the Eastern Church, and Damasus was only moderately successful in dealing with that challenge. During his pontificate, Christianity was declared the official religion of the Roman state, and Latin became the principal liturgical language as part of the pope's reforms. His encouragement of Saint Jerome's biblical studies led to the Vulgate, the Latin translation of Scripture which 12 centuries later the Council of Trent declared to be “authentic in public readings, disputations, preaching.” Reflection The history of the papacy and the Church is inextricably mixed with the personal biography of Damasus. In a troubled and pivotal period of Church history, he stands forth as a zealous defender of the faith who knew when to be progressive and when to entrench. Damasus makes us aware of two qualities of good leadership: alertness to the promptings of the Spirit, and service. His struggles are a reminder that Jesus never promised his Rock protection from hurricane winds nor his followers immunity from difficulties. His only guarantee is final victory. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

The Art Newspaper's editor, Americas, Ben Sutton, and our art market editor, Kabir Jhala, are in Florida and report on the sales and the mood on the first VIP day at Art Basel Miami Beach. On 8 December, the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris will reopen, more than five years after the fire that partly destroyed it. Ben Luke talks to one of the architects responsible for its rise from the ashes, Pascal Prunet. And this episode's Work of the Week is The Madonna and Child with Saints (1526-27) by Parmigianino, better known as The Vision of Saint Jerome. The painting this week returned to public display for the first time in 10 years, in a new exhibition at the National Gallery in London, following conservation, and we talk to Maria Alambritis, the show's co-curator.Art Basel Miami Beach, until Sunday, 8 December.Notre-Dame reopens on Sunday, 8 December.Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome, National Gallery, London, until 9 March 2025Gift subscription: why not give a friend, colleague or family member a subscription to The Art Newspaper this holiday season? Choose between a digital-only and print and digital subscription package. Purchase the print and digital subscription before 13 December to get the January issue, which includes our essential magazine, The Year Ahead. Visit theartnewspaper.com to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet artist Jesse Darling. His multi-disciplinary practice, of sculptures, drawings and objects, considers how bodily subjects are initially formed and continuously reformed through sociopolitical influences.Darling (b. Oxford, UK) draws on his own experience as well as the narratives of history and counter-history. He explores the inherent vulnerability of being a body, and how the inevitable mortality of living things translates to civilizations and structures. Featuring an array of free-floating consumer goods, support devices, liturgical objects, construction materials, fictional characters and mythical symbols, JD's work recontextualizes manmade objects to reveal their precarity. Simultaneously wounded and liberated shapes outwardly bare their frailty and need for care and healing.Jesse Darling is an artist who writes, lives, and works. His research is concerned with the attempt to make visible the unconscious of European petro-colonial modernity through the history of technology and the production of ideology, or the objects and ideas with which we make up the world. In sculpture and installation he has taken up this enquiry using something like a materialist poetics to explore and reimagine the worldmaking values of that modernity. He is also interested in the role of spirituality as a structuring matrix for secular social life, and his practice takes seriously the idea that intuition, dreams, pathologies and folklore all have something important to tell us about the world. If there is a formal theme that runs through his work it is the acknowledgement of fallibility and fungibility as fundamental qualities in living beings, societies and technologies, which extends to the “mortal” quality of empires and ideas as a form of precarious optimism - nothing and no-one is too big to fail. Taking vulnerability and entanglement as a fact of life lends itself to a politics and a practice of community and coalition: Darling has been part of countless community-led projects and organizations and continues to research ways of being-with as praxis. Correspondence and dialogue form an important part of his research process.He has published many texts online and in print, including two chapbooks: VIRGINS, published by Monitor Books (2021), and SHOWGIRLS (Arcadia_Missa publishing, 2023, on the occasion of a Tate film commission for Site Visit). Selected solo exhibitions include Enclosures at Camden Arts Center (2022), No Medals No Ribbons at Modern Art Oxford (2022), Gravity Road at Kunstverein Freiburg (2022), Crevé at Triangle France Astérides (2019), and The Ballad of Saint Jerome at Tate Britain (2018—2019). Darling also participated in the 58th Venice Biennale, and was awarded the Turner Prize in 2023. In 2024, Jesse Darling became Associate Professor at the Ruskin and full-time Tutorial Fellow at St Anne's College.Follow https://bravenewwhat.org/@ArcadiaMissa and @GalerieSultanaViist:https://arcadiamissa.com/jesse-darling/https://galeriesultana.com/artists/jesse-darling Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full Text of ReadingsMonday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 473The Saint of the day is Saint HilarionSaint Hilarion's Story Despite his best efforts to live in prayer and solitude, today's saint found it difficult to achieve his deepest desire. People were naturally drawn to Hilarion as a source of spiritual wisdom and peace. He had reached such fame by the time of his death that his body had to be secretly removed so that a shrine would not be built in his honor. Instead, he was buried in his home village. Saint Hilarion the Great, as he is sometimes called, was born in Palestine. After his conversion to Christianity, he spent some time with Saint Anthony of Egypt, another holy man drawn to solitude. Hilarion lived a life of hardship and simplicity in the desert, where he also experienced spiritual dryness that included temptations to despair. At the same time, miracles were attributed to him. As his fame grew, a small group of disciples wanted to follow Hilarion. He began a series of journeys to find a place where he could live away from the world. He finally settled on Cyprus, where he died in 371 at about age 80. Hilarion is celebrated as the founder of monasticism in Palestine. Much of his fame flows from the biography of him written by Saint Jerome. Reflection We can learn the value of solitude from Saint Hilarion. Unlike loneliness, solitude is a positive condition in which we are alone with God. In today's busy and noisy world, we could all use a little solitude. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church. On Father Dave's 60th birthday, he reflects on humility as detailed in today's readings. We are called to know our place before God and to bless his name. Preached at St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City, NY on 09-30-24

Gospel Luke 9:46-50 An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side and said to them, "Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest." Then John said in reply, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in' your name and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow in our company." Jesus said to him, "Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you.” Reflection It's clear that the disciples were not unlike the scribes and Pharisees. They were also very much self-centered. But Jesus points out something I think so interesting, He talks about the intention of their hearts. What do they really, really want? Who are they really? The heart is where God dwells, and that's the source of the wisdom that we need. And so Jesus is giving them this piece of wisdom. Don't try to become more than you are. Accept your vulnerability as a child. Trust in me, not in yourself. That's his longing for them to understand. Closing Prayer Father, awaken in our hearts the center of compassion and understanding. A way of seeing the world. We tend to see it only with our mind. And now you're teaching us that we need to turn to you in our hearts, and seek your wisdom. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 455The Saint of the day is Saint JeromeSaint Jerome’s Story Most of the saints are remembered for some outstanding virtue or devotion which they practiced, but Jerome is frequently remembered for his bad temper! It is true that he had a very bad temper and could use a vitriolic pen, but his love for God and his son Jesus Christ was extraordinarily intense; anyone who taught error was an enemy of God and truth, and Saint Jerome went after him or her with his mighty and sometimes sarcastic pen. He was above all a Scripture scholar, translating most of the Old Testament from the Hebrew. Jerome also wrote commentaries which are a great source of scriptural inspiration for us today. He was an avid student, a thorough scholar, a prodigious letter-writer and a consultant to monk, bishop, and pope. Saint Augustine said of him, “What Jerome is ignorant of, no mortal has ever known.” Saint Jerome is particularly important for having made a translation of the Bible which came to be called the Vulgate. It is not the most critical edition of the Bible, but its acceptance by the Church was fortunate. As a modern scholar says, “No man before Jerome or among his contemporaries and very few men for many centuries afterwards were so well qualified to do the work.” The Council of Trent called for a new and corrected edition of the Vulgate, and declared it the authentic text to be used in the Church. In order to be able to do such work, Jerome prepared himself well. He was a master of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Chaldaic. He began his studies at his birthplace, Stridon in Dalmatia. After his preliminary education, he went to Rome, the center of learning at that time, and thence to Trier, Germany, where the scholar was very much in evidence. He spent several years in each place, always trying to find the very best teachers. He once served as private secretary to Pope Damasus. After these preparatory studies, he traveled extensively in Palestine, marking each spot of Christ's life with an outpouring of devotion. Mystic that he was, he spent five years in the desert of Chalcis so that he might give himself up to prayer, penance, and study. Finally, he settled in Bethlehem, where he lived in the cave believed to have been the birthplace of Christ. Jerome died in Bethlehem, and the remains of his body now lie buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. Reflection Jerome was a strong, outspoken man. He had the virtues and the unpleasant fruits of being a fearless critic and all the usual moral problems of a man. He was, as someone has said, no admirer of moderation whether in virtue or against evil. He was swift to anger, but also swift to feel remorse, even more severe on his own shortcomings than on those of others. A pope is said to have remarked, on seeing a picture of Jerome striking his breast with a stone, “You do well to carry that stone, for without it the Church would never have canonized you” (Butler’s Lives of the Saints). Saint Jerome is the Patron Saint of: LibrariansScholarsTranslators Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Join Father Kevin Drew as he preaches on this Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church. Today's readings First Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Psalm: Psalm 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Gospel: Matthew 13:47-52 Catholic Radio Network

Father Marc Lenneman joins Patrick to discuss Saint Jerome (3:11) Who was Saint Jerome? What is a Doctor of the Church? (10:39)  Mary - Taught women's bible study for years.  Often started with Fr.'s quote from St. Jerome...ignorance of scripture.  Just want to comment on how that played into bible study. (17:17) Break 1 What role do scriptures play in the Liturgy? (25:43) What is the value of reading Scripture outside of Mass? (36:52) Break 2 (39:59) How can we use the Scripture in battling sin? (44:52) John - 20 years ago, read psalm 22.  Follows passion of Christ. If the people of the time would have understood that, they would have known what was going on. Where can people start with reading the scriptures is they want to get Resources: A Father Who Keeps His Promises https://stpaulcenter.com/product/a-father-who-keeps-his-promises-gods-covenant-love-in-scripture/ Great Adventure Bible by Jeff Cavins https://ascensionpress.com/products/the-great-adventure-catholic-bible?srsltid=AfmBOoreAxJwX8sc_nhwFQtsiJhv4mJHhDQYKBj9N34X6xoQYumLxNIM

Today is the feast day of Saint Jerome, a man known for his translation of the bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. He also had a temper and father Kubicki shares with us the secret to how to control your temper.

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September 30, 2024Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchHomily: Spending time in the WordFr. SamGospelLk 9:46-50An argument arose among the disciplesabout which of them was the greatest.Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a childand placed it by his side and said to them,"Whoever receives this child in my name receives me,and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.For the one who is least among all of youis the one who is the greatest."Then John said in reply,"Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your nameand we tried to prevent himbecause he does not follow in our company."Jesus said to him,"Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you."ST JOSEPH'S ONLINE:Web: https://www.stjmod.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stjmod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stjmod/Giving: https://ppay.co/yohL5SoVCT8

Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchMatthew 13:47-52Jesus said to the disciples:"The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea,which collects fish of every kind.When it is full they haul it ashoreand sit down to put what is good into buckets."

Lk 9:46-50 An argument arose among the disciplesabout which of them was the greatest.Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a childand placed it by his side and said to them,"Whoever receives this child in my name receives me,and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.For the one who is least among all of youis the one who is the greatest."Then John said in reply,"Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your nameand we tried to prevent himbecause he does not follow in our company."Jesus said to him,"Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you."

Delivered by Father Peter Tukan, SDB from Salesian Don Bosco Gerak in the Diocese of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Job 1: 6-22; Rs psalm 17: 1-3.6-7; Luke 9: 46-50 SATAN'S TEMPTATION LICENSE IS NOT DEAD   The theme for our meditation today is: Satan's Temptation License Is Not Dead. We all know that a Driving License has a validity period. Usually it lasts 5 years, or it can also be 10 years. However, for Satan whose job is to tempt and lead humans into sin, an operational license for him is actually a Permit to Tempt. The duration of Satan's work to tempt humans is as long as the world still exists. He gets his work from his nature as the devil and has received permission from God.   Is it true that God allows Satan to tempt humans in the world? The scriptures, especially the book of Job which in the first reading today, provides an information about this. When Satan journeyed and explored the entire earth, he found that Job lived in God's blessing and had so much wealth. Job was an honourable man and was very pious to God. He was protected by God. Satan then reported it to God, then God gave him permission to disturb and destroy everything Job owned, but he must not harm Job personally.   When in reality all of Job's possessions were destroyed and lost, Job came and surrendered himself totally to God. His life was only in God's hands. He was born naked from his mother's womb he was also naked to return to it. He believed that God was the one who gave, God was also the one who took it. So, Job's experience gives us a warning that even though Satan continues to disturb us to take everything we have, he must not be allowed to destroy our faith. He must not be given the opportunity to take us away from God who loves us so much.   God allows Satan to control everything that is attached to the world, because all of that belongs to Satan's business and concern. While the human soul and its future to unite with the God Most High belong to the Kingdom of God. God Himself does not want us His beloved people to lose anything. He allows us to live temporarily in the world but not to be lost or disappear as prey to Satan and his group, but to return to the bosom and embrace of His love in the Kingdom of Heaven.   Satan is still working and his temptation license is not dead. God did not order Satan to stop. Humans also have no power to stop Satan from working. In today's Gospel reading, it is shown that the human tendency to seek a high position, honour or status, can be an entry point for Satan to destroy human life itself. This desire is nothing but to satisfy one's own interests and not to bring goodness and salvation to the human soul. Let Satan destroy the lust for this world. Let us pray. In the name of the Father... O Lord Jesus, strengthen us in faith, hope and love so that we are able to defeat the temptation of Satan who wants to plunge us into sin. Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you... In the name of the Father...

Hey, friends! Today's episode is about a man that founded a famous monastery, learned from and taught a number of other Saints, and brought the work of Saint Jerome to Ireland. Let's sit under the ancient tree with our new friend: Saint Finnian of Movilla.

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Full Text of ReadingsMonday of the Fifth Week of Lent Lectionary: 251The Saint of the day is Saint Cyril of JerusalemSaint Cyril of Jerusalem's Story The crises that the Church faces today may seem minor when compared with the threat posed by the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ and almost overcame Christianity in the fourth century. Cyril was to be caught up in the controversy, accused of Arianism by Saint Jerome, and ultimately vindicated both by the men of his own time and by being declared a Doctor of the Church in 1822. Raised in Jerusalem and well-educated, especially in the Scriptures, he was ordained a priest by the bishop of Jerusalem and given the task during Lent of catechizing those preparing for Baptism and catechizing the newly baptized during the Easter season. His Catecheses remain valuable as examples of the ritual and theology of the Church in the mid-fourth century. There are conflicting reports about the circumstances of his becoming bishop of Jerusalem. It is certain that he was validly consecrated by bishops of the province. Since one of them was an Arian, Acacius, it may have been expected that his “cooperation” would follow. Conflict soon rose between Cyril and Acacius, bishop of the rival nearby see of Caesarea. Cyril was summoned to a council, accused of insubordination and of selling Church property to relieve the poor. Probably, however, a theological difference was also involved. He was condemned, driven from Jerusalem, and later vindicated, not without some association with and help from Semi-Arians. Half his episcopate was spent in exile; his first experience was repeated twice. He finally returned to find Jerusalem torn with heresy, schism and strife, and wracked with crime. Even Saint Gregory of Nyssa, who was sent to help, left in despair. They both went to the Council of Constantinople, where the amended form of the Nicene Creed was promulgated in 381. Cyril accepted the word consubstantial—that is, Christ is of the same substance or nature as the Father. Some said it was an act of repentance, but the bishops of the Council praised him as a champion of orthodoxy against the Arians. Though not friendly with the greatest defender of orthodoxy against the Arians, Cyril may be counted among those whom Athanasius called “brothers, who mean what we mean, and differ only about the word consubstantial.” Reflection Those who imagine that the lives of saints are simple and placid, untouched by the vulgar breath of controversy, are rudely shocked by history. Yet, it should be no surprise that saints, indeed all Christians, will experience the same difficulties as their Master. The definition of truth is an endless, complex pursuit, and good men and women have suffered the pain of both controversy and error. Intellectual, emotional, and political roadblocks may slow up people like Cyril for a time. But their lives taken as a whole are monuments to honesty and courage. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Full Text of ReadingsThursday of the Second Week of Lent Lectionary: 233The Saint of the day is Saint HilarionSaint Hilarion's Story Despite his best efforts to live in prayer and solitude, today's saint found it difficult to achieve his deepest desire. People were naturally drawn to Hilarion as a source of spiritual wisdom and peace. He had reached such fame by the time of his death that his body had to be secretly removed so that a shrine would not be built in his honor. Instead, he was buried in his home village. Saint Hilarion the Great, as he is sometimes called, was born in Palestine. After his conversion to Christianity, he spent some time with Saint Anthony of Egypt, another holy man drawn to solitude. Hilarion lived a life of hardship and simplicity in the desert, where he also experienced spiritual dryness that included temptations to despair. At the same time, miracles were attributed to him. As his fame grew, a small group of disciples wanted to follow Hilarion. He began a series of journeys to find a place where he could live away from the world. He finally settled on Cyprus, where he died in 371 at about age 80. Hilarion is celebrated as the founder of monasticism in Palestine. Much of his fame flows from the biography of him written by Saint Jerome. Reflection We can learn the value of solitude from Saint Hilarion. Unlike loneliness, solitude is a positive condition in which we are alone with God. In today's busy and noisy world, we could all use a little solitude. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

AMDG. This episode is all about the accessibility of art history. Friend of the Kolbecast Therese Prudlo and co-host of the Catholic Art History Podcast Amanda Shepard (also the vice president of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art) visit with Bonnie and Steven about experiencing art and introducing it to children. Topics along the way include the sacramentality of creativity, the conversation modern art engages in with its predecessors, ways to approach sensitive subject matter, and Kolbe's new art history course offering.  Links mentioned & relevant:  Books:  Beauty in the Light of the Redemption – Dietrich von Hildebrand  On Beauty and Being Just – Elaine Scarry  How Catholic Art Saved the Faith – Elizabeth Lev  Art  Lamentation over the Dead Christ (various versions on this theme)  https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/lamentation-over-the-dead-christ  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacopo_Tintoretto_-_Lamentation_over_the_Dead_Christ_-_WGA22469.jpg  Christ in the House of His Parents  https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/millais-christ-in-the-house-of-his-parents-the-carpenters-shop-n03584  The Penitence of St. Jerome:  https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437261  https://www.nortonsimon.org/art/detail/M.2009.2.P/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Jerome_in_Penitence_%28Titian,_1531%29  Not mentioned in the podcast:  All-ages, visually rich painting to ponder any time:  The Finding of the Savior in the Temple:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Finding_of_the_Saviour_in_the_Temple  A perennial favorite, La Pieta  https://michelangelo.ace.fordham.edu/exhibits/show/vatican-pieta/item/26  Museums:  Detroit Museum of Arts  Fort Wayne Museum of Art  Kolbecast episodes mentioned & relevant:  20 Head, Heart, and Hands  111 What Treasures Remain  Find the Catholic Art History Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.  We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!  The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!  Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. 

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 310The Saint of the day is Saint Hilary of PoitiersSaint Hilary of Poitiers' Story This staunch defender of the divinity of Christ was a gentle and courteous man, devoted to writing some of the greatest theology on the Trinity, and was like his Master in being labeled a “disturber of the peace.” In a very troubled period in the Church, his holiness was lived out in both scholarship and controversy. He was bishop of Poitiers in France. Raised a pagan, he was converted to Christianity when he met his God of nature in the Scriptures. His wife was still living when he was chosen, against his will, to be the bishop of Poitiers in France. He was soon taken up with battling what became the scourge of the fourth century, Arianism, which denied the divinity of Christ. The heresy spread rapidly. Saint Jerome said “The world groaned and marveled to find that it was Arian.” When Emperor Constantius ordered all the bishops of the West to sign a condemnation of Athanasius, the great defender of the faith in the East, Hilary refused and was banished from France to far off Phrygia. Eventually he was called the “Athanasius of the West.” While writing in exile, he was invited by some semi-Arians (hoping for reconciliation) to a council the emperor called to counteract the Council of Nicea. But Hilary predictably defended the Church, and when he sought public debate with the heretical bishop who had exiled him, the Arians, dreading the meeting and its outcome, pleaded with the emperor to send this troublemaker back home. Hilary was welcomed by his people. Reflection Christ said his coming would bring not peace but a sword (see Matthew 10:34). The Gospels offer no support for us if we fantasize about a sunlit holiness that knows no problems. Christ did not escape at the last moment, though he did live happily ever after—after a life of controversy, problems, pain and frustration. Hilary, like all saints, simply had more of the same. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

In this episode, Axel reunites with real estate experts Stephanie Kowalew, Alexander Rossi, and Uriel Bigot to discuss the challenges of this year, focusing on rising interest rates, negotiation hurdles, and the need for conservative underwriting strategies in a tougher market.    Axel shares his return to fundamental real estate principles and family-focused projects, showcasing the growth of his Saint Jerome venture from sixteen to sixty units.    The discussion touches on the MLI Select program's effects on affordability and housing market dynamics. The experts deliberate on solutions to Canada's housing crisis, advocating for rate reductions, streamlined project approvals, and societal acceptance of smaller housing units. Uriel stresses the need for increased investment returns, reduced costs, and innovation in construction methods, while Alexander envisions potential construction innovations to address costs and functionality.   Looking ahead to 2024, the experts offer forecasts, emphasizing collective efforts in Project 2024 to address the housing crisis. Tune in for insights! What you will learn if you listen to the episode: Insights on real estate investing in 2024. Recap of the past year's real estate predictions. Experiences and lessons learned in 2022. Understanding market adjustments, regulations, and volatility. Three phases of market perception and adaptation in 2023. Negotiation challenges and policy changes with CMHC and banks. Importance of conservative underwriting and focus on fundamentals. Impacts of interest rate normalization on the market. Multifamily rates and market competitiveness. Discussion on the MLI Select Program and its effects on housing. Considerations for future refinancing and market evolution. Metrics necessary to solve the housing crisis in Canada. Addressing financing conditions and bureaucratic hurdles. Social acceptance and neighborhood changes in real estate. Elements influencing real estate investment: risk, revenue, and cost. Balancing housing price increase and affordability for families. Innovation and disruptive methods in construction. Importance of societal collaboration for real estate solutions. Expectations and focus areas for the year 2024 in real estate. Predictions about inflation's influence on real estate costs. Realistic outlook on the growth of real estate markets. Initiatives aimed at contributing to resolving the housing crisis. Emphasis on personal investment in learning the real estate process.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON! patreon.com/realestateeffect and become a part of our real estate family! You'll get access to exclusive content, monthly virtual meetings [Ask me anything!], special events and more!   And please subscribe to the show, share it with a friend and send us feedback. Visit www.realestateeffect.ca and follow me on IG @monsaxel   Timestamps ⭐ Guests' intro & 2023-2024 discussion (01:18)

Episode 402 debuts on December 20, at 8:00 PM Eastern. Rebroadcasts will take place according to the Crusade Channel programming schedule (note: all times listed are Central time). The topic is Bible Reading and the Interior Life. The Double-Edged Sword of Scripture — by Dr. Alan Fimister, at voiceofthefamily.com The Holy Gospels as a Means of Grace for the Interior Life: Counsels from Father Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange — by Salvatore J. Ciresi, at rorate-caeli.blogspot.com Is Bible Reading Safe? — by Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M., at catholicism.org The Words and Deeds of Christ — by Joseph Sobran, at fgfbooks.com Lectio Divina — by Tracy Tucciarone, at fisheaters.com Saint Jerome, Doctor of Biblical Studies — by Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M., at catholicism.org What's in That Prayer? The Collect for Saint Jerome — by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M., at catholicism.org Increasing in the Knowledge of God — by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M., at catholicism.org Saint Jérôme, by Louis Le Nain, photo by Grégory Lejeune, CC-Zero “Reconquest” is a militant, engaging, and informative Catholic radio program featuring interviews with interesting guests as well as commentary by your host. It is a radio-journalistic extension of the Crusade of Saint Benedict Center. Each weekly, one-hour episode of Reconquest will debut RIGHT HERE on Wednesday night at 8:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Central). It will then be rebroadcast according to the Crusade Channel programming schedule (note: all times listed are Central time).

Full Text of ReadingsMonday of the Second Week of Advent Lectionary: 181The Saint of the day is Saint Damasus ISaint Damasus I's Story To his secretary Saint Jerome, Damasus was “an incomparable person, learned in the Scriptures, a virgin doctor of the virgin Church, who loved chastity and heard its praises with pleasure.” Damasus seldom heard such unrestrained praise. Internal political struggles, doctrinal heresies, uneasy relations with his fellow bishops and those of the Eastern Church marred the peace of his pontificate. The son of a Roman priest, possibly of Spanish extraction, Damasus started as a deacon in his father's church, and served as a priest in what later became the basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome. He served Pope Liberius (352-366) and followed him into exile. When Liberius died, Damasus was elected bishop of Rome; but a minority elected and consecrated another deacon, Ursinus, as pope. The controversy between Damasus and the antipope resulted in violent battles in two basilicas, scandalizing the bishops of Italy. At the synod that Damasus called on the occasion of his birthday, he asked them to approve his actions. The bishops' reply was curt: “We assembled for a birthday, not to condemn a man unheard.” Supporters of the antipope even managed to get Damasus accused of a grave crime—probably sexual—as late as A.D. 378. He had to clear himself before both a civil court and a Church synod. As pope, his lifestyle was simple in contrast to other ecclesiastics of Rome, and he was fierce in his denunciation of Arianism and other heresies. A misunderstanding of the Trinitarian terminology used by Rome threatened amicable relations with the Eastern Church, and Damasus was only moderately successful in dealing with that challenge. During his pontificate, Christianity was declared the official religion of the Roman state, and Latin became the principal liturgical language as part of the pope's reforms. His encouragement of Saint Jerome's biblical studies led to the Vulgate, the Latin translation of Scripture which 12 centuries later the Council of Trent declared to be “authentic in public readings, disputations, preaching.” Reflection The history of the papacy and the Church is inextricably mixed with the personal biography of Damasus. In a troubled and pivotal period of Church history, he stands forth as a zealous defender of the faith who knew when to be progressive and when to entrench. Damasus makes us aware of two qualities of good leadership: alertness to the promptings of the Spirit, and service. His struggles are a reminder that Jesus never promised his Rock protection from hurricane winds nor his followers immunity from difficulties. His only guarantee is final victory. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Pope Francis highlighted the importance of listening to God by embracing the example of John the Baptist, “the voice of one crying in the desert,” during his Angelus message on the second Sunday of Advent. Noting that the image of the barren desert as a place of preaching may “seem like two contradictory images,” they are in fact reconciled through the figure of John the Baptist as his voice “is linked to the genuineness of his experience and the clarity of his heart.” The pope also noted that the desert is a “place of silence and essentials, where someone cannot afford to dwell on useless things but needs to concentrate on what is indispensable in order to live.” Following the recitation of the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father commemorated the anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. The pope also took a moment to draw attention to a recent prisoner exchange between the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256237/pope-angelus-through-silence-and-prayer-we-make-space-for-jesus The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene on December 9, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800th anniversary. The scene in Saint Peter's Square depicts not only Mary and Joseph standing beside the manger but also Saint Francis of Assisi, who organized the first Nativity scene in a cave in the Italian village of Greccio on Christmas Eve in 1223. Over a thousand people gathered in the square for the event, which included moments of catechesis, an explanation of how the scene was put together, and the signing of seasonal hymns. The Vatican's Greccio-inspired Nativity scene does not include live animals and people as Saint Francis' original did, but it does feature life-sized terracotta figures, crafted by renowned Neapolitan sculptor Antonio Cantone. At the center of the scene is the now-empty manger, where a figure of the newborn savior will be placed on Christmas Eve. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256236/vatican-unveils-nativity-scene-honoring-st-francis-of-assisi-and-devotion-s-800-year-old-origin Today, the Church celebrates Pope Saint Damasus. Throughout his papacy, Damasus spoke out against major heresies in the church and encouraged production of the Vulgate Bible with his support for Saint Jerome. He helped reconcile the relations between the Church of Rome and the Church of Antioch, and encouraged the veneration of martyrs. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-damasus-pope-81

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update and a cut from the "More Than 50 Most Loved Hymns" CD, talk with author, translator and educator, David Bonagura, about his new book, "Jerome's Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning." In the book, David translates seven of St. Jerome's letters to people in his life who had recently suffered the loss of a loved one. Learn how here is no one better suited to assuage our grief than the translator of the Bible, St. Jerome (ca. 347–420). You can listen to Catholic Forum in its entirety on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or Amazon Music podcasts or listen Saturday afternoons at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640. Catholic Forum is a production of the Office of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington. You can see a video of this interview at www.YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm. 

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 472The Saint of the day is Saint HilarionSaint Hilarion's Story Despite his best efforts to live in prayer and solitude, today's saint found it difficult to achieve his deepest desire. People were naturally drawn to Hilarion as a source of spiritual wisdom and peace. He had reached such fame by the time of his death that his body had to be secretly removed so that a shrine would not be built in his honor. Instead, he was buried in his home village. Saint Hilarion the Great, as he is sometimes called, was born in Palestine. After his conversion to Christianity, he spent some time with Saint Anthony of Egypt, another holy man drawn to solitude. Hilarion lived a life of hardship and simplicity in the desert, where he also experienced spiritual dryness that included temptations to despair. At the same time, miracles were attributed to him. As his fame grew, a small group of disciples wanted to follow Hilarion. He began a series of journeys to find a place where he could live away from the world. He finally settled on Cyprus, where he died in 371 at about age 80. Hilarion is celebrated as the founder of monasticism in Palestine. Much of his fame flows from the biography of him written by Saint Jerome. Reflection We can learn the value of solitude from Saint Hilarion. Unlike loneliness, solitude is a positive condition in which we are alone with God. In today's busy and noisy world, we could all use a little solitude. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Saint Lucian the Martyr of Antioch (Oct 15)Reference materials for this episode:https://www.antiochpatriarchate.org/en/page/806/ - saint's biographyhttp://nttextualcriticism.blogspot.com/2011/06/metzger-on-lucianic-recension.html - analysis of Saint Jerome's (and others) comments about the Lucian recensionhttps://www.tertullian.org/decretum_eng.htm - translation of the Decretum Gelasianumhttps://www.tertullian.org/fathers/jerome_preface_gospels.htm - complete translation of the preface to Jerome's four gospelshttps://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2009/10/orthodoxy-of-lucian-of-antioch.html - Lucian being accepted back into the church when it is clear his theology is sound rather than because he recanted previous errorhttps://christianpublishinghouse.co/2019/09/07/lucian-of-antioch-c-240-312-c-e-the-path-to-the-byzantine-text/ - suggests Lucian had to be corrected & his conciliatory statement was humble repentancehttps://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3801.htm - canons of the Council of Nicaea, including the synodal letter condemning Arius, Lucian's name is nowhere herehttps://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lucian_of_Antioch - indicates Lucian's students being accepted by eastern bishopshttps://catholic.net/op/articles/1642/cat/1205/st-lucian-of-antioch.html - mentions Lucian being excommunicated, refers to Lucian as potentially a heretic, also contains extended section about Lucian's witness during his torturehttp://ww1.antiochian.org/orthodox-prayers/preparation-holy-communion - pre-communion prayershttp://ww1.antiochian.org/orthodox-prayers/thanksgiving-after-communion - post-communion prayersScripture citations for this episode:Genesis 3 - the brazen serpent, the devil, becomes the ruler of Death in the underworldLuke 22:19 - do this in remembrance of meJohn 15 - no man has greater love than this Galatians 5:22:23 - the fruits of The Holy SpiritRevelation 6:9-11 - the saints under the altar This episode is a joint production of Paradosis Pavilion & Generative soundsAll music in this (& every) episode of The Christian Saints Podcast is a production of Generative SoundsParadosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555Generative Sounds - https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick's work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2023

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Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church Lectionary: 454The Saint of the day is Saint JeromeSaint Jerome’s Story Most of the saints are remembered for some outstanding virtue or devotion which they practiced, but Jerome is frequently remembered for his bad temper! It is true that he had a very bad temper and could use a vitriolic pen, but his love for God and his son Jesus Christ was extraordinarily intense; anyone who taught error was an enemy of God and truth, and Saint Jerome went after him or her with his mighty and sometimes sarcastic pen. He was above all a Scripture scholar, translating most of the Old Testament from the Hebrew. Jerome also wrote commentaries which are a great source of scriptural inspiration for us today. He was an avid student, a thorough scholar, a prodigious letter-writer and a consultant to monk, bishop, and pope. Saint Augustine said of him, “What Jerome is ignorant of, no mortal has ever known.” Saint Jerome is particularly important for having made a translation of the Bible which came to be called the Vulgate. It is not the most critical edition of the Bible, but its acceptance by the Church was fortunate. As a modern scholar says, “No man before Jerome or among his contemporaries and very few men for many centuries afterwards were so well qualified to do the work.” The Council of Trent called for a new and corrected edition of the Vulgate, and declared it the authentic text to be used in the Church. In order to be able to do such work, Jerome prepared himself well. He was a master of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Chaldaic. He began his studies at his birthplace, Stridon in Dalmatia. After his preliminary education, he went to Rome, the center of learning at that time, and thence to Trier, Germany, where the scholar was very much in evidence. He spent several years in each place, always trying to find the very best teachers. He once served as private secretary to Pope Damasus. After these preparatory studies, he traveled extensively in Palestine, marking each spot of Christ's life with an outpouring of devotion. Mystic that he was, he spent five years in the desert of Chalcis so that he might give himself up to prayer, penance, and study. Finally, he settled in Bethlehem, where he lived in the cave believed to have been the birthplace of Christ. Jerome died in Bethlehem, and the remains of his body now lie buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. Reflection Jerome was a strong, outspoken man. He had the virtues and the unpleasant fruits of being a fearless critic and all the usual moral problems of a man. He was, as someone has said, no admirer of moderation whether in virtue or against evil. He was swift to anger, but also swift to feel remorse, even more severe on his own shortcomings than on those of others. A pope is said to have remarked, on seeing a picture of Jerome striking his breast with a stone, “You do well to carry that stone, for without it the Church would never have canonized you” (Butler’s Lives of the Saints). Saint Jerome is the Patron Saint of: LibrariansScholarsTranslators Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Jerome, one of the four great western doctors of the Church. It was Saint Jerome who said, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Let's get to know Jesus through the words He left us in His Church.

ROSARY - JOYFUL MYSTERIES today.  DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET for Saturday.  

The swineherds ran away, and when they came to the town they reported everything, including what had happened to the demoniacs. Thereupon the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to leave their district. Matthew 8:33–34Why would “the whole town” beg Jesus to leave their district as a result of Jesus delivering two of their fellow townsmen from demons? This event took place on the northeast edge of the Sea of Galilee near a town of the Gadarenes who were not of Jewish background, which accounts for the fact that there was such a large herd of swine (the Jewish people did not eat pork). Two of the Gadarenes were possessed by demons, and Scripture reports that “They were so savage that no one could travel by that road.” And when Jesus delivers them from this awful plight, instead of rejoicing in gratitude, the townspeople begged Jesus to leave.Saint Jerome says that it is possible that the people were actually acting in humility, in that they did not consider themselves worthy to be in the presence of someone as great as Jesus. Like Saint Peter who fell at the feet of Jesus and cried out, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord” (Luke 5:8), these townspeople may have been in such awe at what Jesus did for them that they did not see themselves as being worthy of His presence. However, other Church Fathers point out that it is more likely that these townspeople signify those who are stuck in their life of sin and do not want to come face-to-face with the Gospel or with the Person of Jesus. They prefer to close their ears to the truth and to remain in their life of ignorance and sin.It's also helpful to reflect upon the relationship between the townspeople and these two demoniacs. Ideally, when the townspeople saw these two men completely freed of the demons who tormented them, they would have rejoiced in a way similar to the way the father of the Prodigal Son rejoiced when his son returned to him. Sadly, in this case, there seems to be a tremendous lack of excitement by their fellow townsmen over the freedom these two demoniacs experienced. This shows a clear lack of love for these two men within the town. Perhaps many of the townspeople took a twisted form of pleasure in their mockery of these two men over the years, and they enjoyed telling stories about how crazy they were. Now, they were faced with these two men who were completely changed, and they may have found it difficult to speak well of them because of their pride.This negative example set by these townspeople gives us an opportunity to reflect upon how we think about and treat those who have changed their ways and have turned from evil to good. Perhaps you have a family member who has sincerely tried to change. Or perhaps someone at work, a neighbor or some other acquaintance has gone from a life of sin to a life seeking virtue. The real question to ponder is whether you rejoice over the goodness of others, over their ongoing conversion and pursuit of holiness, or whether you struggle with truly expressing joy as you see people you know change for the good. It's often very easy to criticize but much more difficult to rejoice in the holy transformation of another.Reflect, today, upon those in your life, those close to you and those with whom you are mere acquaintances, who have been set free by our Lord in some way and have moved from a life of sin toward a life of virtue. How do you react to them? Are you able to sincerely rejoice in the goodness of others? Or do you find yourself struggling with jealousy, anger, envy and the like? As you do see the goodness of God at work in others, try to put on the mentality suggested by Saint Jerome above. Allow yourself to be in awe of God's action in their lives. As you do, humble yourself before the transforming power of God, admitting that you are not worthy to witness His transforming power but rejoice in gratitude nonetheless.My all-powerful Lord, You overcame the power of the evil one and cast demons from these two men who suffered through this oppression for many years. Give me the eyes I need to see You at work in our world and to joyfully bear witness to Your transforming action in the lives of others. May I always humble myself before Your saving actions and learn to express true gratitude for all that You do. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2023 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.