Fifty-two poems that spread through the year in alphabetical order two times. We begin the Season of Pentecost with the second series with the first letter of the alphabet, “Arc.” This one was created two years ago.

Here is a calendar, “Seasons of Grace – 2023” with clickable links to all the alphabytes.

Every five or six years there are fifty-three weeks in the church calendar. This occurs when Christmas is on a Sunday or on a Saturday when the following year is a leap year. In those years, there is an extra week added.  For the first half of the 21st century, they are as follows: ’06, ’12, ’17, ’23, ’28, ’34, ’40, ’45, and ’50.

Why does this occur?  In a fifty-two week year, the result will be 364 days, not the usual 365.  Every five or six years an extra week is inserted to adjust the calendar to a return to fifty-two-week years.

In The Bible Through the Seasons, when the extra weeks occur, there are no Monday to Friday readings. In 2023, we Read Pentecost Sunday, with the Sabbath reading which will be posted at this site on June 3. 

It’s a week off from the readings.  Here’s an opportunity to look back over those passages that especially moved you, do some extra spiritual readings or whatever the Spirit prompts in your heart.

With blessings and love,

Nick Connolly