Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi – buona festa!! to Franciscans and those of a Franciscan heart.
Over the years I have written a number of posts about the saint from Assisi. You can find them all (well, a lot anyway) in one place on this blog – here!
Enjoy the reading. God bless!
Monday was the Memorial of St. Jerome, best known for his translation the Vulgate Bible. St. Jerome translated from OT Hebrew and NT Greek into Latin. He famously said: “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” Advice we should all take to heart.
The first reading on the Memorial is from 2 Timothy and, in part, reads: “All Scripture is inspired by God” (2 Tim 3:16). The phrase is theopneustos (Theos, God, pneō, to breathe). It would sound odd to our ears, but I would rather like the translation to be “All Scripture is God-breathed.” Continue reading
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