Sundays of Pleroma

 

Seven patterns for Six Sundays

Six days of Creation.

Forty-two days.

All Saints, All Souls, and the feast of St. Martin of Tours are always in Pleroma. "A San Martino, castagne e vino, e ogni mosto diventa vino!"

P1	Xt King	Advent I	Christmas Day
9 Oct	20 Nov	27 Nov	Sunday
15 Oct	26 Nov	3 Dec	Monday
14 Oct	25 Nov	2 Dec	Tuesday
13 Oct	24 Nov	1 Dec	Wednesday
12 Oct	23 Nov	30 Nov	Thursday
11 Oct	22 Nov	29 Nov	Friday
10 Oct	21 Nov	28 Nov	Saturday

Christmas can fall on any day of the week. The other feasts are all Sundays.

Pleroma begins between October 9 and 15.

Christ the King falls between November 20 to 26. Never in December.

Advent begins between November 28 and December 3.

There are 42 days in Pleroma. Six weeks with seven days per week. The season is always 42 days long because it begins on a Sunday and ends the day before Christ the King, which is always on a Sunday.

There are Seven Days of Christ the King between Pleroma and Advent. Hmm. The Last Days of Ordinary Time.

In the spirit of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, and Quadragesima Sundays.

Not-so-ordinary time.

November 23: feast of Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ. ¡Viva Cristo Re! Because the feast of Christ the King always falls between November 20 and 26, Pro's feast is always nearby: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Three times it comes a little after Christ the King, three times a little bit before, and once in a while the two feasts coincide on the 23rd.

Year C

First Sunday of Pleroma (C 28)

2 Kings 5:14-17	Naaman said: "If you will not accept, please let me, your servant, have two mule-loads of earth, for I will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any other god except to the LORD."
Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4	All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. ... With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout with joy to the King, the LORD ... Let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy,e Before the LORD who comes, who comes to govern the earth, To govern the world with justice and the peoples with fairness.
2 Timothy 2:8-13	If we have died with him we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also reign with him.
1 Thessalonians 5:18	In all circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
Luke 17:11-19	"Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?" Then he said to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you."

Second Sunday of Pleroma (C 29)

Exodus 17:8-13	As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fight.
Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8	R. Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. The LORD will guard you from all evil; he will guard your life.
2 Timothy 3:14-4:2	I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power: proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching.
Hebrews 4:12	The word of God is living and effective, discerning reflections and thoughts of the heart.
Luke 18:1-8	"Pray always without becoming weary." "Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

Third Sunday of Pleroma (C 30)

Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18	The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds;  it does not rest till it reaches its goal,  nor will it withdraw till the Most High responds,  judges justly and affirms the right,  and the Lord will not delay.
Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23	R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. The LORD confronts the evildoers, to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. When the just cry out, the LORD hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them.
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18	From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance. Coronation of Mary ===> coronation of the communion of saints The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
2 Corinthians 5:19	God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, and entrusting to us the message of salvation.
Luke 18:9-14	But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.' I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.

Fourth Sunday of Pleroma (C 31)

Wisdom 11:22—12:2	But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things;  and you overlook people's sins that they may repent.  For you love all things that are  and loathe nothing that you have made;  for what you hated, you would not have fashioned. [...] But you spare all things, because they are yours,  O LORD and lover of souls,  for your imperishable spirit is in all things!  Therefore you rebuke offenders little by little,  warn them and remind them of the sins they are committing,  that they may abandon their wickedness and believe in you, O LORD!
Psalm 145:1-2,8-9,10-11,13,14	R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. [...] Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might.
2 Thessalonians 1:11—2:2	We always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment [καὶ πληρώσῃ πᾶσαν εὐδοκίαν] every good purpose and every effort of faith. [...] We ask you, brothers and sisters, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling with him, not to be shaken out of your minds suddenly, or to be alarmed either by a "spirit," or by an oral statement, or by a letter allegedly from us to the effect that the day of the Lord is at hand.
Jn 3:16	For God so loved the world   that he gave his only Son,      that whoever believes in him should not perish                                          but have eternal life.
Luke 19:1-10	And he came down quickly and received him with joy. [...] "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost."

Fifth Sunday of Pleroma (C 32)

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Sixth Sunday of Pleroma (C 33)

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Feast of Christ the King

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