Lent. We are thus reminded that the purpose of Lent is to return to God, not simply to change our diet. But the theme of repentance—of returning to God—is made explicit on the second Sunday of the Triodion: the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. The Gospel lesson for the day is the following parable: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son