| Novena Starts: | September 21 |
| Feastday: | September 30 |
| Birth: | c. 347 |
| Death: | 420 |
Patron saint of archaeologists, archivists, Bible scholars, librarians, libraries, school children, students, translators, Morong Rizal, Dalmatia, against anger
St Jerome Novena
St Jerome was a Doctor of the Church best known for translating the Bible into Latin, the Vulgate. Pray this novena for Bible scholars, librarians, students, translators, and against anger.
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Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Saint Jerome, devoted servant of God and lover of Sacred Scripture, you gave your life to studying, translating, and defending the Word of God. You pursued holiness with great zeal and bore every hardship for the sake of truth.
I come to you humbly, asking for your powerful intercession before our Lord Jesus Christ. As you spent your days immersed in prayer and the wisdom of God’s Word, help me to grow in love for Holy Scripture and to seek God’s truth in all things.
Pray for me in my present need
(mention request here…)
that through God’s mercy and your intercession, I may receive what I ask, if it be according to His holy will.
Amen.
Saint Jerome, you were not afraid of difficulty, criticism, or hardship in your service to the Church. Obtain for me the courage to remain faithful, the wisdom to discern God’s will, and the perseverance to follow it.
Pray that I may one day join you and all the saints in eternal life, where we will praise God forever.
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
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