June 16 - Let us draw near to his Heart [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

Scripture in TraditionRoman Matins Lessons in EnglishTemporal CycleDie V infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu ·       1st Nocturn: 1 Sam 12:1-14 – Samuel’s speech to Israel·       2nd Nocturn: From the Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI Miserentíssimus Redémptor – Behold this Heart... 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; A Homily by St. Bernardin of Siena – “opening of his side is a figure of the opening of the eternal temple”