Focus Bible 2.0

This application offers the Douay-Rheims version of the Bible supplemented with official annotations, alongside convenient access to the Latin Vulgate corresponding to each verse.

The Latin Vulgate, translated by Saint Jerome (345-420) from Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts, holds significant historical and ecclesiastical importance. The Council of Trent in 1546 decreed that the Latin Vulgate be acknowledged as authoritative, with strict instructions against its rejection. Similarly, in 1943, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Latin Vulgate as devoid of any errors in matters concerning faith and morality.

Originating in 1582, the Douay-Rheims Bible stands as a faithful English rendition of the Latin Vulgate, maintaining a long-standing tradition within religious scholarship.