Great Lent · Week 20

The Prodigal Son

Ο Άσωτος Υιός

parablelentforgiveness

For younger children (5-6), focus on the vocabulary cards and repetition. For older children (8-10), engage with the discussion questions and encourage them to use the words in sentences.

🙏 Opening Prayer

Read together, slowly.

Κύριε ο Θεός, ευλόγησέ μας.

Kyrie o Theos, evlogise mas.

Lord God, bless us.

📖 This Week's Story

Jesus told a story about a father and his two sons. The younger son said: "Father, give me my money. I want to leave!" The father was sad but let him go. The son traveled far away and wasted everything. Soon he had nothing — no money, no food, no friends. He was so hungry he wished he could eat what the pigs ate! Then he thought: "Even my father's workers eat well. I'll go home and say I'm sorry." So he began the long journey home. His father saw him from far away and RAN to embrace him! He wasn't angry — he threw a big celebration! This story teaches us that God's love is always waiting for us, no matter what.

📝 Vocabulary

Πατέρας

Pateras

Father

The pateras welcomed his son.

Γιος

Yios

Son

The yios came back home.

Σπίτι

Spiti

Home

There's no place like spiti.

Επιστροφή

Epistrofi

Return

The epistrofi home was joyful.

🎮 Activity

discussion

Sit in a circle and discuss: Have you ever made a mistake and been forgiven? How did it feel? How did it feel to forgive someone?

1Have you ever made a mistake and been forgiven?
2Why did the father run to his son?

🙏 Closing Prayer

Δόξα σοι, Κύριε. Αμήν.

Doxa si, Kyrie. Amin.

Glory to you, Lord. Amen.

Want your child to learn Greek at home?

Try our K-5 curriculum — interactive lessons from alphabet to reading.

Get Started →