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Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ
Today, September 30, as our Church celebrates the Memorial of Jerome, Priest and Doctor, we are invited to first reflect on a passage from the book of Sirach (39:1-10), entitled "The wisdom of the man who is learned in the Scriptures". Our treasure, which follows, is from a commentary on Isaiah, by Saint Jerome, priest.
Saint Jerome (c. 347–420) was a priest, monk, biblical scholar, and Doctor of the Church best known for translating and revising the Bible into Latin, producing what became the Vulgate, and for his conviction that "ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." Jerome was…
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