St. Jerome
St. Jerome
Jeromewas a presbyter, confessor, theologian and historian. He was the son of Eusebius, born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia, then part of northeastern Italy. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin, and his commentaries on the Gospels. His list of writings is extensive...
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good rest
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.
holy-eucharist heaven trying
If Christ did not want to dismiss the Jews without food in the desert for fear that they would collapse on the way, it was to teach us that it is dangerous to try to get to heaven without the Bread of Heaven.
funny-friendship cute-friendship long
A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
athlete effort stronger
Athletes as a rule are stronger than their backers; yet the weaker presses the stronger to put forth all his efforts.
practice church deeds
Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, "Why do you not practice what you preach?
grants offers asks
It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.
purses hiding stores
Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.
daughter grieving egypt
Who would have believed that the daughters of that mighty city would one day be wandering as servants and slaves on the shores of Egypt and Africa, or that Bethlehem would daily receive noble Romans, distinguished ladies, brought up in wealth and now reduced to beggary? I cannot help them all, but I grieve and weep with them, and am completely absorbed in the duties which charity imposes on me. I have put aside my commentary on Ezekiel and almost all study. For today we must translate the precepts of the Scriptures into deeds; instead of speaking saintly words, we must act them.
cases ifs
If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
honesty secret-places speech
Honest speech does not seek secret places.
scripture christ
To ignore Scripture is to ignore Christ.
daughter mother book
Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life.
wine devil weapons
Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young
faults blame changed
What cannot be changed cannot be blamed.