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Discover the rich history and theology behind the concept of the Lord’s Day and its various models of time conceptualization, from circular to linear to spiral. Explore daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly cycles that shape Lord’s Day themes, such as Dies Domini, Dies Christi, Dies Ecclesiae, and more.
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Five Models of Conceptualizing Time • Circular • Linear • Spiral • Plateau • Random
Daily Cycles: Solar • Sundials = 12 “hours” of daylight • Waterclocks / Candles = 24 “hours” in a day • Sunset Sunset = Semitic • Midnight Midnight = Roman • Dawn Dawn = Greek • Quadration of the Day (Midnight / Dawn / Noon / Dusk)
Weekly Cycles: Lunar • Quadration of a month • Shabbat = Friday sunset Saturday sunset • Lord’s Day = Saturday sunset Sunday sunset • Fast Day(s) = Friday, Wednesday • Marian commemoration = Saturday
Monthly Cycles: Lunar • Quadration based on the cycles of the moon • New Moon • Full Moon • Waxing / Waning Moon
Yearly Cycles: Soli-Lunar • Quadration of the Year based on solstices and equinoxes • Winter solstice = 21 [25] Dec / 6 January Incarnation Cycle [Birth of Jesus] • Spring equinox = 21 March [14-15 Nisan] Paschal Cycle [Feast of Annunciation] • Summer solstice = 21 June [Birth of John the Baptist] • Autumn equinox = 21 September [Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist]
Lord’s Day Themes: Dies Domini (John Paul II) • Dies Domini: Celebration of the Creator’s Work • Dies Christi: Day of the Risen Lord and Gift of the Spirit • Dies Ecclesiae: Eucharistic Assembly • Dies Hominis: Day of Joy, Rest, and Solidarity • Dies Dierum: The Mystery of Time