June 18 - "Where sin abounded, grace did more abound" [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

Scripture in TraditionRoman Matins Lessons in EnglishTemporal CycleDie VII infra Octavam SSmi Cordis Jesu ·       1st Nocturn: 1 Sam 14:6-20 – Jonathan and his armour-bearer assault the Philistines’ garrison·      2nd Nocturn: From the Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI Miserentíssimus Redémptor – Greater evil of this age calls for a more generous reparation o   Translation obtained from the Vatican website·      3rd Nocturn: John 19:31-37; A Homily by St. Cyril of Alexandria. Comm. in Joann. Lib. 12 Cap. 19 o   Translation modified from Tertullian.org o   https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/cyril_on_john_12_book12.htm