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The '''Sunday of the Prodigal Son''' is the second Sunday of [[Lenten Triodion|pre lent]], the weeks of preparation preceding [[Great Lent]].  It is the Sunday after the [[Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee]] and Sunday before [[Meatfare Sunday]].  This pre lent is the start of the [[Easter]] cycle of worship in the Orthodox Church.  
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The '''Sunday of the Prodigal Son''' is the second Sunday of [[Lenten Triodion|pre-Lent]], the weeks of preparation preceding [[Great Lent]].  It is the Sunday after the [[Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee]] and Sunday before [[Meatfare Sunday]].  This pre-Lent is the start of the [[Easter]] cycle of worship in the Orthodox Church.  
  
On this Sunday in the preparation for Great Lent, Orthodox Christians are read [[Christ]]’s parable about God's loving forgiveness ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 15:11-24).  They are to see themselves as being  in a far country far from the Father's house, and to make the movement of return to [[God]] where we truly belong.  The parable gives assurance that the Father will receive them with joy and gladness in their journey thru Great Lent, their journey home.
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On this Sunday in the preparation for Great Lent, Orthodox Christians are read [[Christ]]’s parable about God's loving forgiveness ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 15:11-24).  They are to see themselves as being  in a foreign country far from the Father's house and to make the movement of return to [[God]], where we truly belong.  The parable gives assurance that the Father will receive them with joy and gladness in their journey through Great Lent, their journey home.
  
 
==Hymn==
 
==Hymn==

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Parable of the Prodigal Son

The Sunday of the Prodigal Son is the second Sunday of pre-Lent, the weeks of preparation preceding Great Lent. It is the Sunday after the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee and Sunday before Meatfare Sunday. This pre-Lent is the start of the Easter cycle of worship in the Orthodox Church.

On this Sunday in the preparation for Great Lent, Orthodox Christians are read Christ’s parable about God's loving forgiveness (Luke 15:11-24). They are to see themselves as being in a foreign country far from the Father's house and to make the movement of return to God, where we truly belong. The parable gives assurance that the Father will receive them with joy and gladness in their journey through Great Lent, their journey home.

Hymn

Kontakion (Tone 3)

I have recklessly forgotten Your glory, O Father;
And among sinners I have scattered the riches which You had given me.
Therefore, I cry to You like the Prodigal:
"I have sinned before You, O compassionate Father;
Receive me a penitent and make me as one of Your hired servants."

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