The Sunday Called Sexagesima
by CCW | 8 February 2026 01:00
[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: Félicien Rops, The Parable of the Sower, 19th century. Heliogravure, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Rops_ParableOfSower_Atlanta.jpg
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#sexagesima
- 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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