The Sunday Called Sexagesima
by CCW | 12 February 2023 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: Sir Hamo Thornycroft, A Sower, 1889. Bronze, Kew Gardens, London.
Endnotes:
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#sexagesima
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Thornycroft_Sower.jpg
- 2 Corinthians 11:21b-31: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20cor%2011:21-31&version=ESVUK
- St Luke 8:4-15: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:4-15;&version=ESVUK;
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