Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Holy and Glorious Pascha Cycle - Pre-Preparation - Triodion - Prophonisimon - Second Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of the Prodigal Son - Fifteenth Day Before Great Lent

In the Gospel for the Second Sunday of the Triodion, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, we hear about God's eagerness to forgive us sinners when we repent. This Gospel reminds us of our prideful sinfulness, of our need to repent, and of our Father's eagerness to forgive us.

Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastikon

KONTAKION (TONE 3)
When in my wretchedness I ran away from your fatherly love. I squandered in wickedness the riches you had given me. And so now. like the Prodigal Son. I cry out to You: "I have sinned in your sight, O merciful Father; receive me now that I repent and make me as one of your hired servants."

VESPERS STICHERON (TONE 1)
Brothers and sisters, our purpose is to know the power of God's goodness: how, when the Prodigal Son gave up sin and hastened to the parental refuge, his kindly father welcomed him and kissed him and marked him with signs of honor. He manifested this mystical joy to the inhabitants of heaven by killing the fatted calf in order that we too may do what is right before the Sacrificer, the Father and Lover of All People, and the Victim, the glorious Savior of our souls.

Fasting

Second Sunday, Sunday of the Prodigal Son

During the week following this Sunday, the normal routine of fasting on Wednesday and Friday resumes.
Traditionally, the week following this Sunday is the last week during which meat from mammals and birds is eaten until Holy and Glorious Pascha.

Thirtythird Sunday after the Great Feast of Pentecost / (Sunday after) Seventeenth Week of the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross

Every Sunday following the Sunday after the Great Feast of Exaltation of the Precious and Lifegiving Holy Cross is both a Sunday after Pentecost and a Sunday of the Holy Cross until The Tridoion.

Some theologians think the Pentecost Cycle and Holy Cross Cycle ends on the day before the First Sunday of the Tridoion: Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican. Other theologians think that this period ends on the day before the First All Souls Saturday. The First All Souls Saturday is the day before the Third Sunday of the Triodion: Sunday of Meat fare.

Pascha Cycle

The Triodion is within the Pascha Cycle.
Second Sunday of Triodion: Sunday of the Prodigal Son is the second Sunday of the Pascha Cycle. This Sunday is the ninth Sunday before Holy and Glorious Pascha.

How to determine when the Second Sunday of Triodion: Sunday of the Prodigal Sonn occurs

A count back from the date of Pascha is made.

More Information

The Prodigal Son Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Triodion

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The Prodigal Son Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Triodion

Prophonisimon
Sunday	Name	Day before Great Lent	Apostolos	Gospel	Gospel Action	Impor- tant that day	Fasting follow- ing week
First	Pharisee and Publican	22	2 Cor. 4:6-15	Lk. 18:10-14	Hear about how to pray and act		No fasting
Second	Prodigal Son	15	Heb. 7:26-8:2	Lk. 15:11-32	Heard about God's eagerness to forgive us sinners when we repent		Normal fasting (Wed. and Fri.)
First All Souls Saturday		9
Third	Meat fare Last Judgement	8	1 Cor. 8:8-13 9:1-2	Mt. 25:31-46	Hear about judgement that those who do not repent, and who do not obey God's will, bring upon themselves	Tradition last day flesh (skin and meat) from a vertebrate and shellfish is eaten until Pascha	Normal fasting (Wed. and Fri.) No meat
Fourth	Cheese fare / Forgiveness	1	Rom. 13:11b-14:4	Mt. 6:14-21	Short Service Forgiveness Hear about helping someone who is needy or sick or suffering, we are helping Christ- God Himself	Tradition last day products from animal with spine / backbone, such as milk, eggs, butter, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, are eaten until Pascha	Great Lent fasting

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