No material wealth can have the value of a saved soul

On 3 March 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon in the chapel of Saint Gregory the Enlightener of the Patriarchal Residence in which he explained the significance of the evangelical pericope of the 34th Sunday after the Pentecost, of Saint Evangelist Luke 15:11-32, presenting the return of the prodigal son. The soul of a human recuperated is more precious than all the material fortunes he devoured The Patriarch of Romania showed that God-the-Father has merciful love for all those willing to return to Him: “The Father in this parable is the image of the merciful Heavenly Father who has overwhelming love.