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The following notes include some connections between papers within a set and some connections to seasonal / cultural observances.
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Set 22:
Part IV:
Samhain is observed Oct. 31–Nov. 1
Day of the Dead is observed on Nov. 1-2
All Saints' Day is observed on Nov. 1
All Souls' Day is observed on Nov. 2
Re: Saints
45:4 The Four and Twenty Counselors
47:8-10 speaks of the great tribulation and triumphant ascenders
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Set 23:
Part IV:
Papers 47 and 48 deal with life after death
It is customary to think about the after life during Autumn.
"Blue Christmas" services are held as we approach the Winter Solstice.
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Set 24:
Part IV:
Paper 50 is titled "The Planetary Princes"
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" (Proper 28B)
Paper 153 contains the Epochal Sermon ... "I am the Bread of Life"
Reign of Christ Sunday—the last Sunday before Advent (Proper 29)
Set 24 landed on Reign of Christ Sunday in 2024 and 2025
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Set 25:
Part IV:
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
Paper 51 The Planetary Adams
Jesus is called the Second Adam in Christianity
The Christmas season of brotherly love provides an essential lens through which we may better understand the difficult teachings that begin in Paper 51.
52:6.1 ... The bestowal son is the Prince of Peace. He arrives with the message, "Peace on earth and good will among men."
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