1. Lord’s Day Liturgical Celebration 1: History and Theology

2. Five Models of Conceptualizing Time Circular Linear Spiral Plateau Random

3. 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)

4. 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

5. Monthly Cycles: Lunar Quadration based on the cycles of the moon New Moon Full Moon Waxing / Waning Moon

6. 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]

7. 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