Despair not, Deacon Tom. I regard it as virtually impossible for any human being proofread their own stuff. Me included. So I offer my unsolicited assistance—
by reason along. SHOULD BE by reason alone
and loves that creation through the Holy Spirit -- END SENTENCE WITH Period.
God felt anger SUGGEST God feels anger
His angry without being upset.2 SHOULD BE He is angry
sd as brief glance at the world will amply demonstrate. OMIT sd
BTW, it would be lovely if St Jerome repented of inordinate anger during his lifetime, but I wonder if there is solid evidence of that from ancient times. Wikipedia says:
The subject of "Jerome Penitent" first appears in the later 15th century in Italy; he is usually in the desert, wearing ragged clothes, and often naked above the waist. His gaze is usually fixed on a crucifix and he may beat himself with his fist or a rock.[57]
Herzog, Sadja. “Gossart, Italy, and the National Gallery's Saint Jerome Penitent.” Report and Studies in the History of Art, vol. 3, 1969, pp. 67–70, JSTOR, Retrieved 29 December 2020.
Oh dear. lol. Well, I was working fast. Thanks for the edit.
The tradition of the stone is primarily an artistic one. There's a comment attributed, I think (going from memory here) to Sixtus V seeing the rock in a painting and remarking about Jerome hitting himself to curb his anger. In letter 22 he does talk about striking his breast, in repentance, and artists extrapolated that into the stone, and the pope made it lore by his comment.
I read letter 22 and there's hardly a mention of anger. In this letter Jerome beats himself to combat sexual temptation, not to overcome inordinate anger. Unless you back it up with Targeted research, I think you should omit the theme of Jerome repenting regarding anger.
Despair not, Deacon Tom. I regard it as virtually impossible for any human being proofread their own stuff. Me included. So I offer my unsolicited assistance—
by reason along. SHOULD BE by reason alone
and loves that creation through the Holy Spirit -- END SENTENCE WITH Period.
God felt anger SUGGEST God feels anger
His angry without being upset.2 SHOULD BE He is angry
sd as brief glance at the world will amply demonstrate. OMIT sd
BTW, it would be lovely if St Jerome repented of inordinate anger during his lifetime, but I wonder if there is solid evidence of that from ancient times. Wikipedia says:
The subject of "Jerome Penitent" first appears in the later 15th century in Italy; he is usually in the desert, wearing ragged clothes, and often naked above the waist. His gaze is usually fixed on a crucifix and he may beat himself with his fist or a rock.[57]
Herzog, Sadja. “Gossart, Italy, and the National Gallery's Saint Jerome Penitent.” Report and Studies in the History of Art, vol. 3, 1969, pp. 67–70, JSTOR, Retrieved 29 December 2020.
Oh dear. lol. Well, I was working fast. Thanks for the edit.
The tradition of the stone is primarily an artistic one. There's a comment attributed, I think (going from memory here) to Sixtus V seeing the rock in a painting and remarking about Jerome hitting himself to curb his anger. In letter 22 he does talk about striking his breast, in repentance, and artists extrapolated that into the stone, and the pope made it lore by his comment.
I read letter 22 and there's hardly a mention of anger. In this letter Jerome beats himself to combat sexual temptation, not to overcome inordinate anger. Unless you back it up with Targeted research, I think you should omit the theme of Jerome repenting regarding anger.