CLOUD REGISTER PAGE ST. THREE THE 26, 1952 September Friday, Balloon/cream 500 [it i @utcn r m o Jonah 28--00T. 5 BATHOLIG BIBLE WEEK SEPT. utcnbeijg v. Gutenberg Noted St. Utilized Jerome A—Sfig ‘ IT” sap of One As Greatest of Knowledge Early CATHOLIC BIBLE WEEK ' September 28th October 5th — Of Ages Church Print Fathers Bible to Bible Why Week Now? a things Many Americans have Catholic cele- to inspired Bible week brate outstanding. They this at time. Three are merit member of the earnest consideration Church. by Johann Gutenberg every A.D., Strido, Italy, about 346 born Eusebius born about In in 1400 Mainz, was was First, the 500th anniversary of the the week marks Germany. His father known Sophronius, by the city collector Hieronimus better modern tax form and his mother was a invention ofthe publication printing and the modern press descendant of patrician Saint Jerome. He destined Rhine family of second be- named Gutenberg. his to a a was name, Catholic Gutenberg by his layman of famous Johann Bible. Since the she last and eloquent of of the Gutenberg learned the Fathers line, the most her eldest of of was come son one St. Jerome’s Catholic translation, called the Latin Vulgate assumed her according the of to custom the Church. time. the early surname edition of he the Bible, first book printed. the A work was Putting his experience edu- as a received his elementary He and low, of the urged him the under- Gutenberg resulted from ardent desire retnry, Bible he to goldsmith and life. ad- Following to custom, engraver In private 360 un- cation from tutors. take thorough of revision the the Gutenberg began doubtedly became courtier, of vantage, in 1450 printer increase a Church Bible to reading and the where a he Rome, AD. he went to Latin version of the Gospels. but for only Bible—not enjoyed this life reproduce the by to a by the Catholic inter- baptized and became laity. was This the first toward and few He died hand-copying in step laborious 1468 of of was years. way ecclesiastical ested in matters. Second, marks the the accomplishment week greatest the .retranslation of the Scrip- but buried, the by is believed manuscripts, printing it is in from Trier where Rome he From to went date of Catholic American Biblical from the scholarship pub- original lan- Church the of St. Mainz. movable There had been Francis to tures type. at- at — Latin, into which the print by of tempts to seals, lication of eight books of the Old Testament newly guage; on means trans- As of printing the knowledge fame of Saint Jerome and wooden blocks. stamps, rest: to- even lated from the original languages. Members of the Catholic spread, hundreds of editions of the ‘ day. but there of printing trace was no Bible published within the Biblical Association of America, under the of were patronage know it today. As result, With the death of Pope Da- as we a of 150 Because of this space years. the Episcopal Committee Confraternity of of the Christian the invention of printing is dated Saint Jerome realized he masus, multiplication the of editions, 1450.‘ everywhere Doctrine, have labored The would 10 the first be able project. accomplish not as to Gutenberg Bible lost such years on as was his Rome. work in He great For the practical and successful set of the four volumes Old Testament which will the scholars constitute until it “recog- to was Alexandria, for Antioch and invention of four out printing, nized’” in in the library of 1763 this week. It includes the books Genesis, Exodus, of appears be and finally factors had reached Bethlehem in present: to Cardinal Mazarin. Once placed on Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Josue, Judges, and Ruth. 386. There settled he in Paper which the scholars have literally print scent, 1. 3. mon- to on Third, efforts stimulate distribution the to of Old and and devoted henceforth astery the inexpensively; exhumed 45 of the estimated 200 major portion his adult of life New Testaments will to could be these Catholics lnk that applied Gutenberg Bibles. of deeper Two study 2. to and move ecclesiastical writings. the by In library. the Vatican in to type frequent reading of Bible. Thousands the of paper; are parishes, more copies; that 13 A would bring 3. United States there hid are prell The of joining important all eagerly in the plan Bible movement, discussion most dem- Britain, 8; perfect Great Germany. 11; in contact; works his is incomparable trans- onstrations the Feast Sept. of St. Jerome, 30. The Feast and Austria, on Type Spain, France, 2; 4. in alloy that 4; a proper lation of the Old and New Tes- St. of Jerome, hold Scot- which the Church celebrates that would Denmark, Poland, Portugal, day, on up. from the original lan- taments Switzerland land, and each have These four had been 1. factors Biblical the the scholar. commemorates death of great written during his stay guages, The Gutenberg almost best preserved known since beginning the Bethlehem. The books of St. Jerome’s Official Translation Catholic Version at Bible, in the recorded (but it is printed vellum, is history of to on and Samuel Kings issued In were 1570, the Council Trent made St. Jerome’s of Latin States United Congress, honor Gutenberg Library of the of that great first, about A.D. in 391 392 or Vulgate edition Catholic the only Roman valued version of the Washington, D. C., and is brought together he all four in so the prophets had 393 been 16 There $1,000,000. than that today perfect at Bible. Vernacular translations, have semiofficial to char- more measure even a finished, book of and the Job a Bibles in and Gutenberg his for viscous ink formulae are seven had acter, be based had been the hands to it. of Throughout the decade, into put on same city been basically the New York type metal have not copy area; a his friends. The intimate Catholic scholars most exiled England because from of religious uni- changed all vaunted Harvard despite Yale and at at our translation entire was com- persecution translated Vulgate the entire Latin into English. copies imperfect technical versities; and at in 500 progress years. OF PRINTING from movable INVENTOR type, A.D., when and pleted about 404 he began his theological studies. Md.; Titusville, Pa.; with Queenstown, Their After experiments, New Testament published the in French city of many Saint Jerome old. was 58 was years In 374 he desert the of book—the Holy went to first Bible—was Johann printer of the the Calif. of the Church and San Marino encouragement Rheims in 1582. Old Their Testament brought in out was Chalcis, southwest of Antioch, Saint Jerome brought the to financial backers, and the help of Mainz, Third (1400-1468)—of Germany, member the Gutenberg of Hans in 1609 Douay. where he remained for five diligence, critical task great years, Gutenberg, in 1450, began print- Public library a He is shown his St. Francis. here with model printing Order of of leading life. In ascetic Ordained 1750, Bishop a Challoner Lincoln learning, and completely revised of competent ing book. Devout an the first Fran- acumen, this portrait by Rhenish priest Antioch, he in unknown artist, (left) presented at to which went literary felicity a an ciscan. tertiary that he he the Douay-Rheims press Bible. His revision were reprinted more a Exhibit was, Bible Week was so Constantinople in 380 381. the of than equal importance to chose Catholic version Congress in Washington the or Library of by Gabriel Wells. the to common times that, the beginning of 20th by the century, many sev- the undertaking. of the Bible, the the known first He became known text in as forms eral of the 5 Challoner-Douay-Rheims version Oct. in 28 Sept. to were Latin Vulgate edition, dating from when he by Considers 382 nominated Church Bible Although his under- work was was existence. Many Catholic scholars wished for accurate the days St. Jerome. His work of Pope Domains be Secretary more without official sanction, taken it a to finished the in 1455 1456 at version, written in idiom. of the Roman modern English Individual Council, and schol- intrinsic its by its merit, was or ac- won way public library Cloud The St. latest. A business Johann partner, by cepted the of Bishops superseded older and slowly the could, however, do nothing better the situation. That to group ars announced plans World has to Greatest Book in arrange a sale of the Fust, the took who made council. Dur- the versions. known the It over up was as step had be to taken, by the official teaching body the of exhibit Sept. vellum Week edition copies, 35 special Bible of 200 ing this period His Holiness be- on because its language Vulgate, was Church, the Hierarchy. and 165 which will exhibit, of the 28-Oct. 5. The increasinglfi on paper. Latin of people (the Latin the the came aware widely himself Gutenberg American Catholic Scholars Prepare New Modern Versicm learning of the word “vulgua” “the pub- was great litera- and Bible the Bible feature young sec- means acclaimed his contribution for to Saint Catholic Church His birth, the New Testa- sixth after Bishop lic”). In the The In 1936, century Roman Edwin V. O’Hara Kansas of City, Mo., both interest will be of to ture, the of Source civilization and Material to cause universally word “Testament,” Bible the The Jerome’s the Bible considers greatest ment. was chairman of the Episcopal Committee the Confratern- of inas— as and Protestants Catholics by 3 cited the the Bible. He was eighth by scholars and by the Bible which will inheritance, used world. The word book in the means or Bibles of 'ity of Christian respective Doctrine—and the in much that capacity Archbishop of Main: 1465 in as as repre- in it is the indicated that these God’s simply the book. God century was common use are means will dis- be religious both rendered,” and “for service groups sentative the of whole American Catholic Hierarchy—com- re- legacy everywhere. time, during time to Author. From to us. For Bible Week played. for him ceived from pension a missioned American of Biblical Catholic He scholars period of about 1,400 to Saint died Sept. in a group Jerome 30 The Testament years, New contains a chose He to inspired whom the do Thus work. began A.D., the of the Catholic Biblical the 420 the Association at four Gospels, the the of men Acts of age year smaller books different write the been his life had Most of 74. Apostles, Epistles 21 Letters, America. Its task to modern revision of or was prepare new, a List written Is Given Those which it. God, in service of nearly the spent and the book of compose great the Apoca- the Challoner-Rheims New Testament. This published was Christ the birth of before it retranslating the one-half of in are lypse. The Gospels, which mean but 'in 1941; it revision, translation. Many not those Old Testament; called was the a a new Bible. tidings, good four short are rec- Bible American publishers have incorporated this version of life ords the of and teachings of Words of Jerome Wise St. Source material Bible .the New week Our Lord Testament in for Jesus Christ. All Bibles published them since of 1941. As a participants follows: written within 65 after were conséquence, Catholic years Bibles currently used in Amer- many and it will The Holy Bible, love it the New will love the death Testa- Bible and wisdom and Love the resurrection of you; churches, ican schools, and homes contain the unrevised Catholic ment—any book Christ, and His store; earliest and it will embrace it honor and are you. you; preserve Challoner-Douay version Old of the Testament and the Con- Encyclical of Leo XIII, Providen- original biographies. They are the Sacred testimonies of is fortified with the He who tissimus iraternity version New Deus—Paulist the Testament. Press, of New also His of teachings summary a Church. Scriptures is bulwark the of York a N. Y.; 19, and His instructions us—His to Meanwhile, Monsignor Ronald the Knox, of at request ——ST. JEROME will, which He wishes cherish to Encyclical Pius XII, Divine of us the English Hierarchy, has translated Latin Vulgate the into and fulfill. Afflante Spiritu—NCWC Publica- English. His translation of the New Testament appeared in tions office, Washington 5, D. C.; The Acts of the Apostles were 1944; the second and final volume of the Old Testament Message of Editor the written about at the Bible History time for Upper Grades same 1950. appeared in the Gospels. This book —Benziger Brothers, records Inc., New as ' Other the English language work of the Bibles which direct York Apostles 8, N.Y.; during ‘ and William trans- H. Sad- are Oct. the first Week," which extends from Sept. 28 to lier, “Catholic Bible 30 after Inc., New York N.Y.; Christ’s 8, lations from the years original languages and revisions not of they Catholic schools, be Ascension, should unnoticed in especially 5, that not St. of our pass The Book Called Holy—St. An- Latin the Vulgate translation the Westminster version are be directed high Some attention should to Peter schools. and elementary St. Paul. In that time or thony Guild Paterson N.J.; 3, press, entire of the Bible, the by New Testament Father F. Spen- and the importance written the book they the Bible established greatest and organized His ever as the Enjoy New Testament— O.P., it each day. edited reading portion of by Fathers habit of Charles Callan cultivating the Church and John of Mc- in countries the cer, of a many Longmans, Green, New York 3, known world by Hugh, OR, published constant travel and in New in York 1937. with the Bible has been This special the prepared N. Y.; page on labor. and classroom The suitable material for with idea furnishing teachers New Confraternity Translation of Introduction the Bible—Ben- to attention of calling the helpful in that it will We trust famed Letters PUTNAM the shows prove HERBERT Following Confraternity LIBRARIAN use. the revision of Challoner- the ziger Brothers, New York N. 8, Y.; “Catholic Bible Week.” the significance of the students to the Bible Gutenberg to the Rheims of New Congress Testament in of 1941, American Library Biblical scholars The Old Testament 0f Story—New- Apostles. copy teachers for the presenta- suggestions from We welcome Pope State, Secretary Press, Westminster. our of Md.; Pacelli, Papal began similar Eugenio work the Challoner-Douay Cardinal now Old Testa- man then a on class- The for tion similar material in of chzster future of A perfect issues 1.936. During Washington Oct. 22, their travels, visit the his Apostles during to copy XII, Pius Preface the Bible—Bruce In to ment. 1943, however, the Holy See issuedthe Encyclical com- three bound and known room use. their of 45 only companions the is vellum, it in copies Milwaukee wrote I, Wis; one pany, nu- on Divino Afflante Spiritu, which obligated them to abandon Blaslus, monks St. Benedictine of by the letters owned Formerly their to Christian volumes. merous Unless Some Man Show Me— their project and undertake to entirely translation St. Abbey of the taken it to communities Germany, an and Forest of new their Black friends. the in was Sheed & Ward, New York N.Y.; 3, gasses seize: 3W5 In Carinthia 1926 it of the entire in 1809. Bible from These in original Lavant, the languages into filled the modern an; with Valley of was the inspira- Paul, the in are Where We Got . the Bible—B. Vollbehr H. for Otto F. by Dr. there tion monks the of their zeal 1,. do what purchased from English. to Christ The book of Genesis in the appeared 1948, and ,»: “as ..v. .- Herder & Co., St. Louis Mo.; 2, the purchased for United States it government had the asked 1930 them do; that In $305,000. to is, to Psalms in 1950. Guide. Vollbehr the Bible the to Newman incunabula other from 3,000 with preach His Congress, Gospel all Library of the —- over As mentioned previously, Bible marks week the Press, Westminster, was Md. re- world. Twenty-one. the collectiOanolr of Epistles, lease the first of volume “new” of the Old Testament. Pre- Letters, included in His or are l E R N I School liminary Testament translating and editing of all the other books to of us. Christ wished know to 01d the New and Testaments already under us some- are way. thing of the end the of world, of His return it, to and of heaven. ()bservance He entrusted this knowledge in vision St. to John and a coni- manded him to record it in book. a This book, called the Apocalypse, Sources information of and written sug- about 96 AD. was and gestions for school and CCD class concludes the New Testament. observance follow: The Work of the Monks The Catholic Boy (September There be doubt that the can no and/or October issue). world thank must the Catholic The Catholic School Journal Church for the Bible—if only to —— September: Two lesson plans Bible account for the 1,500 which years for Catholic schools and CCD before elapsed the first the of Re- classes dramatization. October: formers appeared the on scene. Use of the Bible in the teaching of Who , the spanned , gulf? ask We . religion—article. at that mm the monks who ' copied for ' Messengers: Junior Catholic and centuries, was: working from dawn Young Catholic editions (school until dark, day in and day out— or“; a was so and confraternity) Full a ask that these page we —— anonymous ser- poison E3 anti ' feature, issue just prior Bible to vants of God be given their due. week. Suggestions "donor. in Teacher’s his; But for them would have we no Study-Guide section. Bible. ' rennet-tr. » Mine (Publications Cath- With 111 for the invention of printing olic Youth) in Suggestions by Johann Gutenberg in 1450, the —— Teacher’s Giude section. Bible through in Amerlca arrive edition Bible after Gutenberg edi- to COPY the of ran FIRST THE tion—124 and altogether Mightier blue of Than the (Bul- in the first volumes Sword bound in two issue, now 42—1ine morocco, this was leaf. 50 the first letin Between lacks issued It Public monthly by Commis- and library. 1452 1522 York New years. in the display on francs sion (when bought for 60 Martin American Citizenship, the Luther Rive, it began his Abbe the possession of the on Once was James Catholic purchased for University America, 12-year it of translation) 1847 there In 14 Marseilles in 1793. sale in his was at were known high £500. Of 45 to 1,000 price" of school complete “mad editions in then of the Bible the York New for of newspaper Lenox (NCWC) editors)—September States. United issue: Ideas High the in German Bible, Augsburg, Basle, 12 at ,Gutenberg the copies of are , for high school observance. Strassburg, and Nuremberg; five See Holy the by Granted in Low German Topix Cologne, Delf, (Catechetical at Guild, Indulgences St. BELIEVED TO BE oldest the complete manuscript Paul, Halberstade, Luebeck. Minn.)-—Comic-strip and During of story of famed Gutenberg the Bible . SUPERIMPOSED America this volume from the Bible col- page in on a is Gutenberg this rare interval Scriptures_ and the Sep- Sacred Bible, in there Latin, 156 of the Reading Pious the were For lection of the Friedsam printing faithful Memorial library Bonaventure’s tember who six St. issue (also Hebrew, the available Bible facsimile constructed granted at univer- is of the first Italian, French, 11 10 is to three of indulgence as a press An a years St. Bonaventure, s1ty, N. Scripture Y. It. is reprint). Sacred complete Latin Vulgate Books-of Flemish, edition Limousine, the read of hour of a least quarter one for one one at an a by Johann honor the fifth centennial of Gutenberg. A in of poster Holy the Bible of from the the word translation due by St. Jerome, which completed edi- Russian, Bohemian the and with Treasure two reading Chest—Center spiritual is spread reverence more as Bible—was printing Catholic made and the first printed book—the than 750 prov1ded Comprising conditions, the entire usual Old and the New under. years Testament, indulgence, ago. tions. Almost all these of issue of of Sept. plenary God—A 25, 1952 (Vol. 8, were month. entirely it written day for by each hand by National work unknown this Bible from picture the observance of scribe whose composite for was mentioned 90,000 Np. the above a the approved by perform 2) title; sponsored and an “The Gutenberg they plous , lines have .694 left lQatholic ll peso). so. of devotion noumanrmaum monument the Word to God. Bible.” of melanomas us a Church. N, .Y4 week university, St. Bonaventure's St. Bonaventure, at I, t A I