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Novena to Saint Jerome – 9 – Renaissance Saint related to St.Jerome

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Renaissance Saints Related to St. Jerome                       No saint is an island. All saints are connected to…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 8 – Death, The spiritual Testament (1537)

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Death - The Spiritual Testament of St. Jerome (1537) 8.1. The last days of Jerome in Somasca           …

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 7 – Jerome’s activity in Lombardy (1532-1536)

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Jerome's activity in Lombardy (1532-1536)             Jerome is an attentive seeker of God's will. It is manifested…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 6 – Jerome’s charitable activity in Venice (1527-1532)

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Jerome's charitable activity in Venice (1527-1532) 6.1. The sweet opportunity to imitate Christ: the famine of 1527           …

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 5 – Jerome’s ascetic journey up to the beginning of this charitable activity (1511-1526)

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Jerome's ascetic journey up to the beginning of his charitable activity (1511 - 1526) 5.1. The period…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 4 – 1511: Marvelous liberation from the imprisonment of Jerome Emiliani

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa  1511: Marvelous liberation from the imprisonment of Jerome Emiliani The Congregation of the Somascan Fathers recently celebrated a…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 3 – Jerome’s cultural education

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone.Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa   Jerome's cultural education 3.1. Cultural centers frequented by Miani            In addition to life, the great gift that…

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Novena to Saint Jerome – 2 – Jerome man of the Renaissance – The Maternal figure

Novena of Saint Jerome By Fr. Giuseppe Oddone. Translated by Fr. Remo Zanatta and Fr.Julian Gerosa Jerome man of the Renaissance - The maternal figure             Let us reflect on…

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