May 20 - "Lift up your gates, O ye princes!" [Scripture In Tradition: Roman Matins Lessons]

Scripture in Tradition

Roman Matins Lessons in English

Temporal Cycle

Feria IV infra Octavam Ascensionis

· 1st Nocturn: 2 John 1:1-13

· 2nd Nocturn: From the Sermons of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa. Discourse on the Lord's Ascension. "Lift up your gates, O ye princes!"

· 3rd Nocturn: Mark 16:14-20; Homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great, 29th on the Gospels, continuation from before.

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