June 19: Octave of the Sacred Heart “I will sing his mercy forever” [Roman Matins Lessons]

Sripture in TraditionRoman Matins Lessons in EnglishTemporal CycleIn Octava SSmi Cordis Jesu ·       1st Nocturn: 1 Sam 15:1-11 – Saul’s disobedience in war.·      2nd Nocturn: From a Sermon by St. Bernard the Abbot, Sermo 61 in Cantica Canticorum, nn. 3-5 – “I also will sing the mercies of the Lord forever”·      3rd Nocturn: John 19:31-37; A Homily by St. Augustine the Bishop, Tractatus 120 in Joannem, nn. 2-3 o   Translation modified from Newadvent.org o   https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1701120.htm