St. Jerome
Jerome was born in
about 347and was converted and baptised while a student at Rome.
While visiting Trier, he found he was
attracted to monastic life, which he tested by living alone in the desert in Syria. He continued his studies in Greek and Hebrew
and went to Antioch
in about the year 379 and studied under Gregory of Nazianzus. From 382-384 he served as secretary to Pope
Damascus and spiritual director to women interested in the Monastic life. After Damascus’s
death he returned to Bethlehem
and founded a monastery there. He
remained there until his death, 30 September 420. Jerome is most famous for his translation
of the Bible into the common Latin of
the day, which was known as the vulgate.
Jerome was one of a long line of people who wanted to make the Bible
available to all people. We note in passing that Jerome unlike others of his
day used the Masoritic Text, even though most references in the New Testament
were actually to the Septuagint.
Collect: Father, you raised up Jerome to render the Bible into the
tongue of the common people. Grant in
this and every generation men and women who can make your word clear to us that
we may truly worship you, this we ask in the name of our Lord and Saviour,
Yeshuah haMoshiach. Amen. (white)
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