June 13 - Sacred Heart: our Auspicious Sign & Standard [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

June 13 - Sacred Heart: our Auspicious Sign & Standard [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

Scripture in Tradition Roman Matins Lessons in English Temporal Cycle   Die II infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu   ·        1st Nocturn: 1 Sam 9:1-8, 14-17 - Saul of Benjamin ·        2nd Nocturn: From the Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI Miserentíssimus Redémptor: Sacred Heart – our auspicious sign and standard o   Translation obtained from the Vatican website o   https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19280508_miserentissimus-redemptor.html ·       3rd Nocturn: John 19:31-37; Homily by St. John Chrysostom, Homily 85, alias 84 in Joannem, num. 3 o   Translation modified from that found on NewAdvent.org o   https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/240185.htm

June 12 - O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Have Mercy on Us! [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

Scripture in Tradition Roman Matins Lessons in English Temporal Cycle   Sacratissimi Cordis Domini Nostri Jesu Christi   ·        1st Nocturn: Jer 24: 5-7; 30: 18-19, 21-24; 31: 1-3, 31-33 ·        2nd Nocturn: History of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart ·        3rd Nocturn: John 19:31-37; A Homily by St. Bonaventure the Bishop, Book of the Tree of Life, num. 30

June 11 - Corpus Christi Octave: the two Cyrils speak [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

Scripture in Tradition Roman Matins Lessons in English Temporal Cycle   In Octava Sanctissimi Corporis Christi   ·        1st Nocturn: 1 Sam 8:4-14: Israel asks for a king ·        2nd Nocturn: From the Sermons of the Blessed Patriarch of Jerusalem Cyril. Catechetical Lectures, 40 ·        3rd Nocturn: John 6:56-59; Homily by St. Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria. Book iv. on John, ch. 17

June 10 - Hilary of Poitiers "For no one will dwell in Him, in whom He had not dwelt" [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

Scripture in Tradition Roman Matins Lessons in English Temporal Cycle   Feria Quarta infra Octavam Corporis Christi   ·        1st Nocturn: 1 Sam 6:19-21, 7:1-8: Samuel calls Israel to repent ·        2nd Nocturn: From the Book upon the Sacraments written by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Bk. iv. ch. 4 ·        3rd Nocturn: John 6:56-59; Homily by St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers. Bk. viii. on the Trinity

June 9 - The Philistines return the Ark [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

Scripture in Tradition Roman Matins Lessons in English Temporal Cycle   Feria Tertia infra Octavam Corporis Christi   ·        1st Nocturn: 1 Sam 6:1-3, 6-15: The Philistines return the Ark ·        2nd Nocturn: From the Letter written to Caecilius by the Holy Martyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage. Bk. ii. Ep. 3 ·        3rd Nocturn: John 6:56-59; Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop (of Hippo), 26th Tract on John