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Sharing: Pondering on the meaning: About the coming Sunday of the
Prodigal Son, and each one of us: -Heart and Soul warming wisdom from
the Holy Fathers, explaining the Gospel
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Dan Everiss
<oregdan@hotmail.com> | Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 7:29 PM |
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"Father, forgive me, for I have sinned before heaven and Thee!"
The Icon of the Parable of the Prodigal Son
The parable of the prodigal in iconography is usually found as
frescoes on church walls, reminding the faithful of its lessons. Often,
the main image shown is the embrace of father and son, cloaks billowing
as the two fall upon the other’s neck in love.
Here is a good example of such an image. Sometimes, however, the father in the parable is depicted as Jesus Christ Himself, as in this beautiful 16th century example:
Parable of the Prodigal Son, from the altar of the Church of the Presentation (16th century)
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Scripture:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15&version=NKJV
Holy Fathers sermons:
http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/cyril_on_luke_10_sermons_99_109.htm
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