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The '''Sunday of the Prodigal Son''' is the second Sunday of [[Lenten Triodion|pre lent-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 -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 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 thru through Great Lent, their journey home.