| Sexagesima | |
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_(BM_1940,0617.16).jpg) Illustration of the Parable of the Sower for Sexagesima | |
| Liturgical color | Violet |
| Significance | Preparation for Lent |
| Date | Second Sunday before Ash Wednesday (56 calendar days before Easter Sunday) |
| 2023 date | February 12 |
| 2024 date | February 4 |
| 2025 date | February 23 |
| 2026 date | February 8 |
| Related to | Pre-Lent |
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Sexagesima /sɛksəˈdʒɛsɪmə/, or, in full, Sexagesima Sunday, is the name for the second Sunday before Ash Wednesday in the pre-1970 Roman Rite liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, and also in that of some Protestant denominations, particularly those with Lutheran and Anglican origins. Sexagesima falls within pre-Lent.