Lutheran Church Year
Dates of "Sexagesimae" (2^nd Sunday before Lent)

Description:

Sexagesima (in full, Sexagesima Sunday) is the name for the 2^nd Sunday before Ash Wednesday in the Gregorian Rite liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church, and also in that of some Protestant denominations, particularly those with Anglican and Lutheran origins.

Readings: Epistle: 2 Corinthians 11: 19 - 12: 9; Gospel: Luke 8: 4-15

Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: Motets & Chorales for Gesima Sundays

Dates in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

All dates are in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD.
Abbreviations of German weekdays: Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag.

1685-02-25 So
1686-02-17 So
1687-02-02 So Mariä Reinigung
1688-02-22 So
1689-02-13 So
1690-01-29 So
1691-02-18 So
1692-02-10 So
1693-01-25 So
1694-02-14 So
1695-02-06 So
1696-02-26 So
1697-02-10 So
1698-02-02 So Mariä Reinigung
1699-02-22 So
1700-02-14 So
1701-01-30 So
1702-02-19 So
1703-02-11 So
1704-01-27 So
1705-02-15 So
1706-02-07 So
1707-02-27 So
1708-02-12 So
1709-02-03 So
1710-02-23 So
1711-02-08 So
1712-01-31 So
1713-02-19 So
1714-02-04 So
1715-02-24 So - Cantata BWV 18 Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt (1^st performance, Weimar) (?)
1716-02-16 So
1717-01-31 So
1718-02-20 So
1719-02-12 So
1720-02-04 So
1721-02-16 So
1722-02-08 So
1723-01-31 So
1724-02-13 So - Cantata BWV 181 Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister (1^st performance, Leipzig) + Cantata BWV 18 Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt (2^nd performance, Leipzig)
1725-02-04 So - Cantata BWV 126 Erhalt uns Herr, bei deinem Wort (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1726-02-24 So - J.L. Bach: Cantata Darum sät euch Gerechtigkeit, JLB-4 (1^st performance, Leipzig)
1727-02-16 So
1728-02-01 So
1729-02-20 So
1730-02-12 So
1731-01-28 So
1732-02-17 So
1733-02-08 So
1734-02-28 So
1735-02-13 So
1736-02-05 So
1737-02-24 So
1738-02-09 So
1739-02-01 So
1740-02-21 So
1741-02-05 So
1742-01-28 So
1743-02-17 So
1744-02-02 So Mariä Reinigung
1745-02-21 So
1746-02-13 So
1747-02-05 So
1748-02-18 So
1749-02-09 So
1750-02-01 So

Vocal works with no definite date

(1743-1746) - Cantata BWV 181 Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister (2^nd performance, Leipzig)

Sundays and Holidays in the Lifetime of J.S. Bach

Prepared by Dr. Georg Fischer (April 2007), Aryeh Oron (March 2010)
Contributed by Dr. Georg Fischer (March 2010)
Please direct any questions or comments to: Dr. Georg Fischer