Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New Orleans presents the

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana FEBRUARY 28, 2016 SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON Sunday, February 28 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty Paul Andersson and Barbara Stavis Wolf Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School after Holy Communion 10:00 am ~ SOPHIA AND JOHN ALEXANDER ZOUMBEROS 40-DAYS BLESSING 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area 12:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Apokriatiko Glendi Tickets on Sale in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Soup Fundraiser Orders Taken in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Membership Drive in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ University of Kentucky Visitors Luncheon for Guests Only in Gymnasium 1:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium Tuesday, March 1 ~ 9:30 am Greek Festival Pastry Workshop 7:00 pm ~ Adult Beginner Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ Cathedral Montessori Board Meeting Wednesday, March 2 ~ 9:30 am Greek Festival Pastry Workshop 6:30 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium 7:00 pm ~ Adult Intermediate (Low Level) Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ Bible Study with Father George in Boardroom Thursday, March 3 ~ 5:30 pm PHILLIPS-KANELLOS WEDDING REHEARSAL Friday, March 4 ~ 9:45 am CMS Chapel in Cathedral 6:00 pm ~ HTC Youth Soccer Practice and Dinner Saturday, March 5 ~ 9:00 am 1st Saturday of the Souls Divine Liturgy & Memorial Service 10:00 am ~ Youth Beginner Greek School in Room :30 am ~ Adult Catechism and Inquirers Class with Father George in Boardroom 10:30 am ~ Philoptochos Meeting in Coffee Room 11:00 am ~ Youth Greek Dance Class in Upstairs Common Area 11:30 am ~ Youth Elementary Greek School in Room 210 6:00 pm ~ PHILLIPS-KANELLOS WEDDING 7:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Apokriatiko Glendi in Gymnasium Sunday, March 6 ~ MEATFARE SUNDAY 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy JUDGEMENT SUNDAY Parish Council on Duty Maria Anastasiou, Nicholas Bouzon, and Barbara Stavis Wolf Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School after Holy Communion 12:00 pm ~ Community Wide Spring Fling Family Day in Gymnasium 12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Meeting in Upstairs Common Area Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New Orleans presents the 2016 Family Lenten Retreat Family Retreat - Including Lunch Saturday, April 2, AM 2 PM No cost for Family Retreat Participants Our Retreat Main Speaker is His Grace Bishop Gregory of Nyssa, Primate of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A. Sponsored by Education, Culture & Youth Ministries Free Childcare available for preschool age children RSVP by March 21, 2016 to priest@holytrinitycathedral.org For more information, go to our Facebook page or call ATTENTION: PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND GODPARENTS Quiet Bags, which include religious books and quiet activities for the youngest parishioners, are available in the small room on the right hand side of the Narthex, and you are encouraged to pick one up as you enter the Cathedral. Each is an excellent tool to help your child learn about the Orthodox faith during Liturgy with your guidance. At the end of the service you are asked to return the bags in their original condition to the same room so others can enjoy them the following Sunday. The Quiet Bags were lovingly donated by the Moustoukas and Peterson families and sponsored by the ECYM Committee.

2 2016 STEWARDSHIP MINISTRY MARCH 13 STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY The Stewardship Committee thanks all parishioners, who already returned their completed 2016 Stewardship Commitment Cards to the Cathedral office. It is the goal of the committee to have the majority submitted by Sunday, March 13, 2016, which is designated as Stewardship Sunday. On that day a special tray will be passed at the end of Divine Liturgy to collect the cards. Even parishioners, who have made 2016 pledges, are asked to complete and submit their cards to verify stewardship records. In the interim, contact Stewardship Chairperson Nicholas Bouzon or the Cathedral office, if you have any questions. Also, Holy Trinity again offers the opportunity for stewards to sponsor a day or a half day on the Church s calendar with a minimum pledge of $1,000 or $500, respectively. GREEK FESTIVAL PASTRY WORKSHOPS The Greek Festival Pastry Committee invites all ladies and gentlemen to assist them in preparing pastries each Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, except Holy Week. Everyone is needed, so join the group for fellowship and lunch as the pastries are prepared. Thank you for supporting this endeavor. OCMC MISSION APPEAL Christine and Manoli Ioannidis registered to participate on an Orthodox Christian Missions Center trip to Guatemala this April. They are asking the community to help raise funds for their mission work as it is costly ($1,345 per person plus airfare of approximately $ per person). If you can assist them with this worthy undertaking, please use the link to make your donation. The couple also invites the various church organizations to participate and in advance thanks everyone for their generosity. VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL STAFF NEEDED Adult staff is needed for the 2016 Vacation Church School in June, as well high school student assistants interested in obtaining community service hours for school. All interested in participating are asked to contact Presvytera Harriet. The Vacation Church School is a fun ministry for children ages 3 through middle school. FEBRUARY COFFEE HOUR SPONSOR The community extends its sincerest thanks to the SAVVAIDES FAMILY for volunteering to provide refreshments after Sunday church services in February. Their hospitality, offered in memory of SOPHIA SAVVOPOULOU, greatly enhances efforts to develop a Sunday fellowship ministry for parishioners and visitors. REMAINING AVAILABLE MONTHS If you wish to sponsor a Sunday, call Maria Anastasiou at Thanks to the consideration of several organizations and individuals, only four months remain available August, September, October, and December. HELLENIC DANCERS Dance practice for the Greek Festival has begun. Dancers at least fourteen (14) years old may contact Mathoula Bilalis (mathoula11@gmail.com) if interested in joining the troupe. The Hellenic Dancers of New Orleans present The Apokriatiko Glendi Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm Please join us for an evening of food, music, and entertainment. $10 per guest in advance or $15 at the door Tickets will be sold after church services today, February 28. HTC WELCOMES UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY VISITORS Dr. Karen O. Skaff, a professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky, accompanied forty-five University of Kentucky juniors and three chaperones to New Orleans this weekend. The purpose of the visit was to provide a community engagement opportunity for the students, who will soon become the physicians, dentists, physical therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals of the future. Please welcome Dr. Skaff and her students, who are attending Divine Liturgy today, February 28. Presvytera Harriet has made arrangements for them to enjoy a light lunch in the gymnasium before their departure. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 ATTENDANCE 195 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $949

3 GREEK FESTIVAL MEETING WITH NANCY MOORE A special Greek Festival meeting with Nancy Moore will be held Saturday, March 19, at 1:00 pm in the Coffee Room. All chairpersons should make every effort to attend since plans and specific details for each booth will be discussed. Please RSVP to Stacy Rico at festival@holytrinitycathedral.org or call the Cathedral office. Also, let Stacy know if you cannot attend since Nancy may be able to meet with you after church services on Sunday. HOLY COMMUNION WINE Parishioners, who wish to donate wine used for Holy Communion, should note that Father George recommends Tsantal Mavrodaphne of Patras, which is available at Dorignac's Food Center on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. PHILOPTOCHOS To those, who renewed their Philoptochos membership for 2016, a special thank you is extended. If you are not currently a member, please consider joining. To all the men of the community, you too are invited to join the membership roles of Philoptochos. At this time Philoptochos takes the opportunity to remind everyone that MEN ARE IMPORTANT in the life of the Philoptochos chapter. For many years Philoptochos has enjoyed the support shown by husbands to the women of Philoptochos, who often take time away from their families to offer good works in the name of the ministry. We invite all men of the community to join the Philoptochos membership roles and be an important part of the work done in the name of charity and philanthropy. Everyone has special talents, and new ideas and suggestions are most welcome. A table is set up in the Coffee Room, where you may have your questions answered and give your stewardship to Membership Chairperson Cornelia Koniditsiotis. YOUTH HYMNOLOGY PROGRAM EXPANDS The Hymnology staff is pleased to announce that the program is advancing to a new level. Working with Choir Director Alex Tiliakos, the adult choir will welcome any child in 4th grade and older to join them during Sunday Divine Liturgies. Students, who wish to participate, should be in the Cathedral choir loft by 10:00 am. They will be assigned a mentor. After Holy Communion, they will proceed to Sunday Church School but during the summer may remain throughout the service. As always, the Youth Hymnology staff truly appreciates the tremendous support and encouragement from parents, grandparents, Parish Council, ECYM, choir members, and parishioners in this important youth ministry. For further information, please contact Viki Moustoukas (vmoustouka@aol.com). Sunday, March 6 CONTINUED 12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area 1:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium 3:00 pm ~ Pascha Picnic Planning Meeting in Boardroom Message from Father George THE KURSK ROOT ICON VISITS LOUISIANA In the Orthodox world, the Grace of God is transmitted to the faithful believer in many and varied ways. The first that comes to mind is, of course, the reception of Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive the Gifts regularly, after we prepare ourselves both physically and spiritually. We are instructed to fast physically from foods according to the teachings of the Holy Church and through specific instruction of our Spiritual Father. We prepare ourselves spiritually through our regular prayer regimen and meditation on the Word of God (our personal Bible/Scripture study) and through participation in the spiritually uplifting and cleansing Sacrament of Penance (Holy Confession). Through our practice of abstinence, we are also instructed to reach out to those in need to offer mercy and charity. We must not reduce our preparation for receiving the Gift of the Holy Eucharist to fasting from foods alone! There are other things in our Orthodox world that transmit the precious Grace of God to the faithful, among them are miraculous wonderworking icons. There have been many chronicled instances of icons exuding myrrh and oils that cannot be explained scientifically, but the Church determined that for whatever reason this is a sign of God s Grace, and many people have been miraculously healed after been anointed with this oil. Often, simply the presence of an icon of the Lord or the Theotokos has blessed people or cities in a unique and humanly undefinable way. The wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God, known as the Kursk Root Icon, is one of these icons. It will be making its second visit to Saint John the Theologian Russian Orthodox Mission in Saint Francisville, Louisiana. Father Matthew Harrington will be hosting the icon and its handlers and will celebrate an Akathist Service on the evening of May 17, Father Matthew invites all to come and venerate the icon. We are hoping to make arrangements through the ECYM (Education, Culture, and Youth Ministry) to provide a van or small bus to make this two-hour trip easier for our Cathedral family. We will have to see how many would like to travel by bus, and a price per person will then be determined. Throughout the life of the Church, God has allowed these things to happen to bless us. We encourage you to join us on May 17 for this mini-pilgrimage to visit the Kursk Root Icon.

4 HOLY TRINITY PTA LENTEN SOUP FUNDRAISER Today, February 28, is the deadline to place orders for the Lenten soups offered by PTA. Each quart is $10 and can be picked up and paid for on Sunday, March 13, after services. The selection includes the following: Butternut Squash Bisque - Greek Style Lentil Soup - Greek Style Butter Bean Stew Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Soup - Three Bean Vegetarian Chili If you have questions about the fundraiser, contact Chairperson Vicki McCallef. Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean priest@holytrinitycathedral.org PHONE: (504) FAX: (504)

5 28η ΦΕΒΡΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 2016 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΖ' ΛΟΥΚΑ (ΤΟΥ ΑΣΩΤΟΥ) ΤΟΥ ΟΣΙΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΗΜΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΟΜΟΛΟΓΗΤΟΥ 28 TH FEBRUARY TH SUNDAY OF LUKE (THE PRODIGAL SON) HOLY FATHER BASIL THE CONFESSOR Ἑωθινόν ΣΤ Eothion 6 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος πλ β Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδας Ἦχος πλ δ Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος γ Τῆς πατρῴας, δόξης σου, ἀποσκιρτήσας ἀφρόνως, ἐν κακοῖς ἐσκόρπισα, ὅν μοι παρέδωκας πλοῦτον ὅθεν σοι τὴν τοῦ Ἀσώτου, φωνὴν κραυγάζω Ἥμαρτον ἐνώπιόν σου Πάτερ οἰκτίρμον, δέξαι με μετανοοῦντα, καὶ ποίησόν με, ὡς ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου. Resurrection Apolytikion Plagal Tone 2 When the angelic powers appeared at Your grave, the soldiers guarding it feared and became as dead. And standing by the sepulcher was Mary who was seeking Your immaculate body. You devastated Hades, not afflicted by it. You went to meet the virgin, and granted eternal life. You resurrected from the dead. O Lord, glory to You. Apolytikion of the Holy Trinity Plagal Tone 4 Blessed are You, O Christ our God, who made fishermen all-wise, sending upon them the Holy Spirit and, through them, netting the world. O Loving One, glory to You. Kontakion Tone 3 O Father, foolishly I ran away from Your glory, and in sin, squandered the riches You gave me. Wherefore, I cry out to You with the voice of the Prodigal, "I have sinned before You Compassionate Father. Receive me in repentance and take me as one of Your hired servants."

6 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Α'Κορινθίους ς Ἀδελφοί, πάντα μοι ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐ πάντα συμφέρει πάντα μοι ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐγὼ ἐξουσιασθήσομαι ὑπό τινος. Τὰ βρώματα τῇ κοιλίᾳ, καὶ ἡ κοιλία τοῖς βρώμασιν ὁ δὲ θεὸς καὶ ταύτην καὶ ταῦτα καταργήσει. Τὸ δὲ σῶμα οὐ τῇ πορνείᾳ, ἀλλὰ τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ ὁ κύριος τῷ σώματι ὁ δὲ θεὸς καὶ τὸν κύριον ἤγειρεν καὶ ἡμᾶς ἐξεγερεῖ διὰ τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν μέλη Χριστοῦ ἐστιν; Ἄρας οὖν τὰ μέλη τοῦ Χριστοῦ ποιήσω πόρνης μέλη; Μὴ γένοιτο. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν; Ἔσονται γάρ, φησίν, οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν. Ὁ δὲ κολλώμενος τῷ κυρίῳ ἓν πνεῦμά ἐστιν. Φεύγετε τὴν πορνείαν. Πᾶν ἁμάρτημα ὃ ἐὰν ποιήσῃ ἄνθρωπος ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν ὁ δὲ πορνεύων εἰς τὸ ἴδιον σῶμα ἁμαρτάνει. Ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι τὸ σῶμα ὑμῶν ναὸς τοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν ἁγίου πνεύματός ἐστιν, οὗ ἔχετε ἀπὸ θεοῦ; Καὶ οὐκ ἐστὲ ἑαυτῶν, ἠγοράσθητε γὰρ τιμῆς δοξάσατε δὴ τὸν θεὸν ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐν τῷ πνεύματι ὑμῶν, ἅτινά ἐστιν τοῦ θεοῦ. TΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Λουκᾶν ιε Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἄνθρωπός τις εἶχε δύο υἱούς. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν τῷ πατρί πάτερ, δός μοι τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας. καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον. καὶ μετ οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας συναγαγὼν ἅπαντα ὁ νεώτερος υἱὸς ἀπεδήμησεν εἰς χώραν μακράν, καὶ ἐκεῖ διεσκόρπισε τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ ζῶν ἀσώτως. δαπανήσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ πάντα ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἰσχυρὸς κατὰ τὴν χώραν ἐκείνην, καὶ αὐτὸς ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι. καὶ πορευθεὶς ἐκολλήθη ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης, καὶ ἔπεμψεν αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς ἀγροὺς αὐτοῦ βόσκειν χοίρους. καὶ ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ. εἰς ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἐλθὼν εἶπε πόσοι μίσθιοι τοῦ πατρός μου περισσεύουσιν ἄρτων, ἐγὼ δὲ λιμῷ ἀπόλλυμαι!ἀναστὰς πορεύσομαι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ ἐρῶ αὐτῷ πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου. οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου ποίησόν με ὡς ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου. καὶ ἀναστὰς ἦλθε πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ. ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ δραμὼν ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν.εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ υἱός πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου, καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου. εἶπε δὲ ὁ πατὴρ πρὸς τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ἐξενέγκατε τὴν στολὴν τὴν πρώτην καὶ ἐνδύσατε αὐτόν, καὶ δότε δακτύλιον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑποδήματα εἰς τοὺς πόδας, καὶ ἐνέγκαντες τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν, ὅτι οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησε, καὶ ἀπολωλὼς ἦν καὶ εὑρέθη. καὶ ἤρξαντο εὐφραίνεσθαι. Ην δὲ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐν ἀγρῷ καὶ ὡς ἐρχόμενος ἤγγισε τῇ οἰκίᾳ, ἤκουσε συμφωνίας καὶ χορῶν, καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος ἕνα τῶν παίδων ἐπυνθάνετο τί εἴη ταῦτα. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἥκει καὶ ἔθυσεν ὁ πατήρ σου τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, ὅτι ὑγιαίνοντα αὐτὸν ἀπέλαβεν. ὠργίσθη δὲ καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν εἰσελθεῖν. ὁ οὖν πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐξελθὼν παρεκάλει αὐτόν. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπε τῷ πατρί ἰδοὺ τοσαῦτα ἔτη δουλεύω σοι καὶ οὐδέποτε ἐντολήν σου παρῆλθον, καὶ ἐμοὶ οὐδέποτε ἔδωκας ἔριφον ἵνα μετὰ τῶν φίλων μου εὐφρανθῶ ὅτε δὲ ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος, ὁ καταφαγών σου τὸν βίον μετὰ πορνῶν, ἦλθεν, ἔθυσας αὐτῷ τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ τέκνον, σὺ πάντοτε μετ ἐμοῦ εἶ, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐμὰ σά ἐστιν εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ καὶ χαρῆναι ἔδει, ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου οὗτος νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησε, καὶ ἀπολωλὼς ἦν καὶ εὑρέθη. THE EPISTLE I Corinthians 6:12-20 Brethren, "all things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be enslaved by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food" -- and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two shall become one flesh." But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body and in your spirit which belong to God. THE GOSPEL Luke 15:11-32 The Lord said this parable: "There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the 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.'"