Divine Comedy Reading Schedule
Ben's Lenten and Easter season schedule for reading Dante's The Divine Comedy (original here). This page updates automatically to the current year.
Reading Schedule
Lent
Due Date
| Reading
| Location
| Subject
|
Ash Wednesday, February 22 |
Inferno I-III |
Introduction |
|
|
Inferno IV |
Circle 1 |
Limbo |
|
Inferno V |
Circle 2 |
The Lustful |
|
Inferno VI |
Circle 3 |
The Gluttons |
|
Inferno VII |
Circle 4 & 5 |
The Hoarders and Wasters |
|
Inferno VIII-IX |
Circle 5 |
The Wrathful and Sullen |
March 3 |
Inferno X-XI |
Circle 6 |
The Heretics |
|
Inferno XII |
Circle 7, Round 1 |
The Violent Against Others |
|
Inferno XIII |
Circle 7, Round 2 |
The Violent Against Self |
|
Inferno XIV-XVII |
Circle 7, Round 3 |
The Violent Against God |
|
Inferno XVIII |
Circle 8, Bolgia 1 & 2 |
The Seducers and Panderers/The Flatterers |
|
Inferno XIX |
Circle 8, Bolgia 3 |
The Simoniacs |
|
Inferno XX |
Circle 8, Bolgia 4 |
The Fortune Tellers and Diviners |
March 10 |
Inferno XXI-XXII |
Circle 8, Bolgia 5 |
The Grafters |
|
Inferno XXIII |
Circle 8, Bolgia 6 |
The Hypocrites |
|
Inferno XXIV-XV |
Circle 8, Bolgia 7 |
The Thieves |
|
Inferno XXVI-XXVII |
Circle 8, Bolgia 8 |
The Evil Counselors |
|
Inferno XXVIII |
Circle 8, Bolgia 9 |
The Sowers of Discord |
|
Inferno XXIX-XXX |
Circle 8, Bolgia 10 |
The Falsifiers |
|
Inferno XXXI-XXXII |
Circle 9, Round 1 |
The Treacherous to Kin |
|
Inferno XXXII-XXXIII |
Circle 9, Round 2 |
The Treacherous to Country |
|
Inferno XXXIII |
Circle 9, Round 3 |
The Treacherous to Guests and Hosts |
March 17 |
Inferno XXXIV |
Circle 9, Round 4 |
The Treacherous to Lords and Benefactors |
|
Purgatorio I-V |
Ante-Purgatory |
|
March 24 |
Purgatorio VI-IX |
Valley of Rulers |
|
|
Purgatorio X-XII |
Terrace 1 |
Pride |
|
Purgatorio XIII-XV |
Terrace 2 |
Envy |
|
Purgatorio XV-XVII |
Terrace 3 |
Wratch |
March 31 |
Purgatorio XVII-XVIII |
Terrace 4 |
Sloth |
|
Purgatorio XIX-XXII |
Terrace 5 |
Avarice |
|
Purgatorio XXII-XXIV |
Terrace 6 |
Gluttony |
Good Friday, April 7 |
Purgatorio XXV-XXVII |
Terrace 7 |
Lust |
Easter, April 9
Due Date
| Reading
| Location
| Subject
|
April 16 |
Purgatorio XXVIII-XXXIII |
Terrestrial Paradise |
|
|
Paradiso I-V |
Moon |
The Inconstant |
April 23 |
Paradiso V-VII |
Mercury |
The Ambitious |
|
Paradiso VIII-IX |
Venus |
The Lovers |
April 30 |
Paradiso X-XIV |
Sun |
The Wise |
|
Paradiso XIV-XVIII |
Mars |
The Warriors of Faith |
May 7 |
Paradiso XVIII-XX |
Jupiter |
The Just Rulers |
|
Paradiso XXI-XXII |
Saturn |
The Contemplatives |
May 14 |
Paradiso XXII-XXVII |
Fixed Stars |
Faith, Hope, and Love |
|
Paradiso XVIII-XXX |
Angelic Orders |
|
Pentecost, May 28 |
Paradiso XXX-XXXIII |
Empyrean |
The Beatific Vision |