Sexagesima
by CCW | 7 February 2010 05:00
[1]The collect for today, Sexagesima (or the Second Sunday Before Lent), from The Book of Common Prayer[2] (Canadian, 1962):
O LORD God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do: Mercifully grant that by thy power we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: 2 Corinthians 11:21b-31[3]
The Gospel: St Luke 8:4-15[4]
Artwork: Domenico Feti, The Parable of the Sower, 1610-23. Oil on panel, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Feti_ParableOfTheSower.jpg
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/bcp/propers.html#sexagesima
- 2 Corinthians 11:21b-31: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%2011:21-31&version=ESV
- St Luke 8:4-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:4-15;&version=ESV;
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