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Sacramental theology and apostolic tradition
What does the Church teach?
The parable reveals the Father's inexhaustible mercy, the core of Jesus' message. The son's repentance, confession, and the father's embrace prefigure the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The feast anticipates the Eucharistic banquet to which all are invited.
The confessional is the father's embrace
Mercy seeks you before you seek it
The Eucharist is the homecoming feast
Middle Eastern patriarchs never ran—to do so was humiliating
The robe, ring, sandals restore full sonship
The father went out to BOTH sons—pursues each
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