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The lectionary this year offers us the broadest selection of excerpts from the Book of Revelation that we ever hear at Mass in any liturgical cycle.
First, assorted passages from Revelation made up the second reading for six of the seven Sundays between Easter and Pentecost. And now this month, we encounter a different combination of twelve passages in the first readings for all the weekdays of the final two weeks before Advent. Many of these passages are highlighted, in fact, in our daily meditations this month, beginning on November 15.
Such a “double series” happens only once every six years. This happy coincidence allows us to immerse ourselves in the Book of Revelation both in personal study and in our common worship at Mass, giving us plenty of opportunities to deepen our appreciation of this last—and probably most puzzling—book of the Bible.
A Brief Outline.
Because this book is characterized by very graphic scenarios and often abrupt transitions, we need to keep track…
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