Sexagesima
by CCW | 31 January 2016 01:00
The collect for today, Sexagesima (or the Second Sunday Before Lent) from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
[2]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[5], Madrid.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#sexagesima
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Feti_ParableOfTheSower.jpg
- 2 Corinthians 11:21b-31: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%2011:21-31&version=ESVUK
- St Luke 8:4-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:4-15;&version=ESVUK;
- Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza: http://www.museothyssen.org/thyssen/home
Source URL: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/2016/01/31/sexagesima-7/