Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Memorial

Scholar and Doctor of the Church who translated the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate): “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ” (d. 420).

Readings of the day

Glorious Mysteries

Second Mystery: The Ascension

“When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.”Acts 1:9

Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to His apostles and ascends into heaven, where He is seated at the right hand of the Father.

Fruit of the mystery: Hope

A prayer with Saint Jerome

Holy Spirit, you filled Saint Jerome with wisdom to teach your Church. By the prayers of Saint Jerome, open my mind to your truth and my heart to love it. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace…

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This day’s five mysteries (Glorious Mysteries)

The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption of Mary
The Coronation of Mary

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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