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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
Re: Death
Papers 47 and 48 deal with life after death
Paper 48 contains the original 23rd Psalm, which is often spoken at funerals
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Set 23:
Part IV:
See the notes in Set 22 for citations from Papers 47-48
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Set 24:
Part IV:
Reign of Christ Sunday is celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent
Paper 153 contains the Epochal Sermon ... "I am the Bread of Life"
Paper 50 is titled "The Planetary Princes"
Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of our people, shall arise" is in Proper 28B
Jesus is called the Prince of Peace, especially during Christmastime
Set 24 will land on Reign of Christ Sunday in 2024.
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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
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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