The Father's Banquet (Lent 2026)
The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
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🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Episode 290 - The Father's Banquet
Have you ever struggled to receive love that you feel you don't deserve?
As the Lenten journey through the Prodigal Son continues, the friars turn to one of the most striking moments in the parable, the Father's banquet. What should be a moment of pure joy is, for the son, also deeply uncomfortable. After everything he's done, he's not just welcomed back, he was celebrated.
In this episode, the friars reflect on the tension between shame and mercy. What does it feel like to be fully seen, fully known, and still fully loved? Why can receiving God's love sometimes feel harder than earning it? And how do we begin to live as sons and daughters again after we've fallen?
Join us as we enter into the mystery of the Father's banquet, and discover a love that doesn't just forgive, but restores, celebrates, and calls us back to life.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up everybody? Father Innocent here, and I just wanted to pause and say thank you |
| 0:03.6 | for all who make Pocoa PocoPokoPocast possible through your prayers and your generosity. |
| 0:08.6 | Every episode we share, every person reach, it's because of you. |
| 0:12.2 | If you feel moved to join our mission as a monthly supporter or increase your gift, we'd be so |
| 0:16.5 | grateful. Your support helps us lead more souls to encounter Christ little by little. |
| 0:21.2 | You can give at spearjuice.org or through the link in the show notes. |
| 0:24.6 | Thank you for being part of our mission. |
| 0:26.5 | God bless you all. |
| 0:28.9 | You're listening to the Poca-a-Poko podcast, sponsored by Spirit Juice Studios. |
| 0:41.0 | Hey, I'm Father Pt. What's up, everybody? |
| 0:42.9 | Father Innocent here. |
| 0:44.4 | And I'm Father Mark Mary. |
| 0:47.5 | And this is the podcast. |
| 0:49.2 | It is, and we're still waiting for Father Angelus to come back. |
| 0:53.9 | Hopefully he's okay.. Hopefully he's okay. |
| 0:57.2 | I think he's okay. |
| 0:59.2 | There is a, we're doing some, we're going to be doing a new fun social media thing out of |
| 1:04.7 | Harlem, St. Joseph's. |
| 1:07.3 | Oh, cool. |
| 1:08.8 | Technically pending one permission. |
| 1:11.9 | Is it from the local servant? |
| 1:13.5 | Yeah. |
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