Learning of the lesser feast days on our ecclesial calendar is a great way to learn of Christian history, both ancient and recent. Today's lesser feast is that of St. Jerome, the greatest Biblical scholar of early Christianity and the translator of the Vulgate Bible, the first to be translated into Latin.
More about Jerome may be found here.
O Lord, O God of truth, your Word is a lantern to our feet and a light upon our path: We give you thanks for your servant Jerome, and those who, following in his steps, have labored to render the Holy Scriptures in the language of the people; and we pray that your Holy Spirit will overshadow us as we read the written Word, and that Christ, the living Word, will transform us according to your righteous will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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