Sexagesima
by CCW | 7 February 2021 01:00
The collect for today, Sexagesima (or the Second Sunday Before Lent) from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (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[2]
The Gospel: St Luke 8:4-15[3]
[4]Artwork: Vincent van Gogh, The Sower, 1888. Oil on canvas, E.G. Bührle Foundation[5], Zürich.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/propers/#sexagesima
- 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;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gogh_Sower_Zurich.jpg
- E.G. Bührle Foundation: https://www.buehrle.ch/en/
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