Sexagesima

by CCW | 4 February 2018 01:00

John Everett Millais, The Sower[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: John Everett Millais, The Sower, from Illustrations to `The Parables of Our Lord’, 1864. Wood engraving on paper, Tate Collections, London

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Millais_TheSower.jpg
  2. The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#sexagesima
  3. 2 Corinthians 11:21b-31: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%2011:21-31&version=ESVUK
  4. St Luke 8:4-15: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:4-15;&version=ESVUK;

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