“The younger son then went away not yet matured in mind, and seeks from his father the part of his inheritance which fell to him, that in truth he might not serve of necessity. For we are rational animals endowed with free will.”
Titus of Bostra, 4th c. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas
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12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
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10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
11And he said, A certain man had two sons:
— Luke 15:12 —
13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.