Day 318: The Narrow Gate, the Lost Sheep, and the Prodigal Son (2022)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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The Father Gives in the Best Robe
In the parable of the prodigal and his brother, we have a son who wants not only the inheritance, but also he leaves. The father gives him four things: get the best robe, put a ring on his finger, then put shoes on his feet, and then kill the fatted calf. This is this incredible thing to the glory of the father, which is incredible and amazing. And that brings us to the last point, which is the older son hears this rejoicing and he's resentful. Why? Because the younger son didn't want to be associated with the father and he left the older son.
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