RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST

Part II. Parables of God's Loving Kindness.

Many of the Gospel parables are easily retained in the memory, especially those that tell of God's loving kindness. At a mere mention of the parables of "The Prodigal Son", "The Good Samaritan", "The...
The Parable of the Good Shepherd

A Roman procurator, who officially represented the Roman emperor, ruled Judea in the Saviour's time. At the same time, as though side by side, but actually also under [Roman] authority, there was a...
The Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Drachma

We find the parables of the "lost sheep" and the "lost drachma" in the Gospel according to Luke: What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine...
The Parable of the Prodigal Son

The parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the most well known. Some of its expressions have passed into the ordinary, spoken language, while several illustrations and pictures relating to it are well...
The Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee

Continuing to denounce His adversaries, especially the Pharisees, Christ utters a parable that supplements the preceding two - those of the lost sheep and the prodigal son. The following parable - of...