June 6 - Augustine: I dread nothing more than separation from Christ's body [Scripture In Tradition]

Scripture in TraditionRoman Matins Lessons in EnglishTemporal Cycle Sabbato infra octavam Corporis Christi ·        1st Nocturn: 1 Sam 3:1-12, 15-20: The Lord calls Samuel·        2nd Nocturn: From the Sermons of St. John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople. 61st Homily to the people of Antioch. o   “When we come back from that Table, we ought to be like lions breathing fire, dreadful to the devil.”·        3rd Nocturn: John 6:56-59; Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop (of Hippo) 27th Tract on John: “For there is nothing that a Christian ought to dread so much as to be separatedfrom Christ's body.” o  Translations modified from that found on NewAdvent.com o  https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1701027.htm