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

The date of the last Sunday of Ordinary Time (34th Sunday, Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe) is determined by the date for the first Sunday of Advent.

The date for the first Sunday of Advent is set by which day of the week is Christmas.

Christmas can fall on any day of the week, so there are seven and only seven patterns for the Sundays of Advent and for the date of Christ the King.

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. These are the last days of Ordinary Time.

The season of Pleroma is in the spirit of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, and Quadragesima Sundays.

It is 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.

Blessed Miguel Pro would be the patron saint of Pleroma, if he was a saint and if Pleroma had a patron saint. ¡Viva Cristo Re!

Year A

First Sunday of Pleroma (A 28)

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Second Sunday of Pleroma (A 29)

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Fourth Sunday of Pleroma (A 31)

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Fifth Sunday of Pleroma (A 32)

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Sixth Sunday of Pleroma (A 33)

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Year B

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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)

2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14	"The King of the world will raise us up to live again forever."
Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15	R. Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full.
2 Thes 2:16-3:5	May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ. hypomonè toû Christoû
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Lk 20:27-38	"The children of this age marry and remarry; but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise."

Sixth Sunday of Pleroma (C 33)

Malachi 3:19-20a	Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven,  when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble,  and the day that is coming will set them on fire,  leaving them neither root nor branch,  says the LORD of hosts. But for you who fear my name, there will arise  the sun of justice with its healing rays.
Psalm 98:5-6, 7-8, 9	R. The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice. With trumpets and the sound of the horn sing joyfully before the King, the LORD. Let the sea and what fills it resound, the world and those who dwell in it; let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-12	You know how one must imitate us. [...] In toil and drudgery, night and day we worked so as not to burden any of you. [...] We wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us. [...] Work quietly and eat your own food.
Luke 21:28	Stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.
Luke 21:5-19	Jesus said, "All that you see here-- the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down." [...] wars, insurrections, earthquakes, famines, plagues awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky [...] They will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons [...] You will be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives.

Feast of Christ the King

2 Samuel 5:1-3	When all the elders of Israel came to David in Hebron, King David made an agreement with them there before the LORD, and they anointed him king of Israel.
Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5	R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. I rejoiced because they said to me, "We will go up to the house of the LORD."
Colossians 1:12-20	He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. [...] For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα κατοικῆσαι and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross — through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.
Mark 11:9, 10	Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come!
Luke 23:35-43	"If you are King of the Jews, save yourself." Above him there was an inscription that read, "This is the King of the Jews." [...] "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."