Septuagesima

by CCW | 16 February 2025 01:00

The collect for today, Septuagesima (or the Third Sunday Before Lent) from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27[2]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 20:1-16[3]

Johann Christian Brand, The Vineyard Owner Hires Labourers for the Vineyard[4]Artwork: Johann Christian Brand, The Vineyard Owner Hires Labourers for the Vineyard, 1769. Oil on canvas, Academy of Fine Arts[5], Vienna.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#septuagesima
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%209:24-27&version=ESVUK
  3. St. Matthew 20:1-16: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2020:1-16&version=ESVUK
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Brand_VineyardOwnerHiresLabourers.jpg
  5. Academy of Fine Arts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Fine_Arts_Vienna

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