HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK OF LENT
Homily for Saturday of the 2nd week of Lent Micah 7:14-15,18-20. Psalm 103:1-2,3-4,9-10,11-12. Luke 15:1-3,11-32. "The Lord is compassionate and gracious" is our Responsorial Psalm today, and this is reflected in the first reading and the gospel. In the first reading, prophet Micah says, "Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever because he delights in mercy" (Mic.7:18-19). Jesus, in today's Gospel, tells us the parable of the prodigal son to correct the scribes and the Pharisees of how merciful God is towards sinners and tax collectors when they truly repent. In this parable of the prodigal son, it is the father who was prodigal with his mercy. Hence, I will title it the parable of the "Prodigal Father." All through this parable, it was the father who remains the hero with his mercy towards both the younger brother and his elder brother. The parabl...