The Last Communion of Saint Jerome brings together history, legend, Scripture, and sacred art into a unified and luminous meditation on one of the Church’s greatest Doctors. Though no eyewitness account of St. Jerome’s death survives, Christian tradition and medieval devotion imagined his final moments with reverent clarity—the monk-scholar receiving Viaticum, surrounded by angels, whispering the Nunc Dimittis as his soul departed in peace.

These contemplations inspired centuries of devotion and masterpieces of sacred art, yet this work moves beyond tradition alone. Returning to Jerome’s own writings, it reveals how profoundly the Eucharist shaped his reading of Scripture, his priesthood, and his vision of Christ. For Jerome, the Eucharist is not merely a sacrament among others, but the interpretive key that unlocks the Word of God.

Drawing from his commentaries, letters, patristic sources, and the devotional imagination of the Church, this book presents a cohesive vision in which Scripture, sacrament, and tradition converge into one living mystery centered on Christ’s Real Presence. Both theological study and spiritual meditation, this work invites listeners to rediscover the Eucharist as the heart of Scripture, the soul of the Church, and the true center of Christian life.