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Month by Month connections to seasonal observances and among the set readings. 

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Set 22:
Part IV:

All Saints/All Souls:
45:4 The Four and Twenty Counselors
47:8-10 speaks of the great tribulation and triumphant ascenders
53:7.12 speaks of the "Jerusem band of faithful mortals" 

Familiar stories include "Rejection at Nazareth," "Parables of the Kingdom," "A Sudden Storm," and "Among the Tombs."

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Day of the Dead / Samhain:
Papers 47 and 48 deal with life after death
Paper 48 contains the original 23rd Psalm.
Psalm 23 is often spoken at funerals. This is Set 23.

Familiar stories include "The Hem of His Garment," Jairus' Daughter," "Feeding the 5000," Make Him King," and "On the Sea."

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Set 24:
Part IV:

Reign of Christ Sunday is celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent
Paper 50 is titled "The Planetary Princes"
Paper 153 contains the Epochal Sermon
Jesus is called the Prince of Peace, especially during Christmastime
Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of our people, shall arise"

Familiar stories include "The Bread of Life" and "Many Turn Away."

Set 25 landed on Reign of Christ Sunday in 2023.

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First Sunday of the new church year
155:3.1 ... a new phase of the work of preaching the kingdom of heaven was now beginning

First Sunday of Advent
Hope is the first candle of the Advent wreath
155:3.7 ... a sublime and sustaining hope
155:6.8 ... the hope of human brotherhood

The Christmas season of brotherly love provides an essential lens through which we may better understand the difficult teachings that begin in Paper 51.

Paper 51 The Planetary Adams
Jesus is called the Second Adam in Christianity
93:10.7 and 140:8.24 ... term "second Adam"

52:6.1 ... The bestowal son is the Prince of Peace. He arrives with the message, "Peace on earth and good will among men."

Familiar stories include 

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