The Prodigal Son. Luke 15:1-32

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The reading for the Fourth Sunday of Lent is the account of “Prodigal Son” in both the Catholic and Revised Lectionaries. The Gospel of Luke tells us that the young son was “lost” (ἀπολωλὼς - apololos, in Greek) according to the father, and that he scattered (διεσκόρπισεν - dieskorpesen)  the property or inheritance given to him in a …

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