Sexagesima

Sexagesima
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

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.