The portion (το μερος). The Jewish law alloted one-half as much to the younger son as to the elder, that is to say one-third of th…

And the younger of them said. By this younger son, we are to understand the publicans and sinners to be represented. By the elder, the Pha…

The younger of them said to his father.—In its bearing on individual life, the younger son represents the temperament that is eage…

And he said, A certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that faileth to me. A…

St. Ambrose of Milan: St. Luke has given three parables in succession: the sheep that was lost and found, the piece of silve…

The “share of the estate” that a younger son would receive on the death of the father would be one-third, because the older son received two-thirds…

And the younger of them said to his father. The parable opens by describing a mark of wicked arrogance in the youth, which appears in his …

And the younger of them said to his father
God's chosen ones among the publicans and sinners, are fitly signified by the young…

The parable of the prodigal son shows the nature of repentance and the Lord's readiness to welcome and bless all who return to him. It fully sets f…