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Here is the most beautiful of all the parables of the Gospels. From the early days of the Church, it has been studied, commented on, and inspired ideas in great writers, painters, musicians, philosophers, and psychologists. It is known as the ‘Parable of the Prodigal Son,’ but this title is not apt because it considers only one of the three characters. It neglects his older brother, to whom the whole second part of the story is dedicated, and above all, it ignores the real protagonist, the father. It is more correct to speak of the ‘Parable of the Love of the Father’ or the ‘Parable of the Merciful Father.’