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February 5, 2012
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
When I foolishly fled from Your Fatherly glory,
I squandered in wickedness the riches You had given me. So now I cry out to
with the voice of the Prodigal, saying: “I have sinned before You, O
generous Father; receive me, repentant, and make me as one of your hired
servants.” |
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Today's Scripture |
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Luke 15:11-32
- And [Jesus] said, "There was a man who had two sons; and the
younger of them said to his father, `Father, give me the share of
property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them. Not
many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his
journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in
loose living. And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in
that country, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined himself
to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to
feed swine. And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate;
and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, `How
many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I
perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will
say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am
no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired
servants."' And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at
a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced
him and kissed him. And the son said to him, `Father, I have sinned
against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your
son.' But the father said to his servants, `Bring quickly the best robe,
and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet;
and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry;
for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is
found.' And they began to make merry.
"Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the
house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and
asked what this meant. And he said to him, `Your brother has come, and
your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe
and sound.' But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out
and entreated him, but he answered his father, `Lo, these many years I
have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave
me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. But when this son of
yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for
him the fatted calf!' And he said to him, `Son, you are always with me,
and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make merry and be glad,
for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is
found.'" (RSV) |
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