Saturday, February 18, 2017 6th Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Heb 11:1-7 Gospel: Mk 9:2–13
Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain. There his appearance was changed before their eyes. Even his clothes shone, becoming as white as no bleach of this world could make them. Elijah and Moses appeared to them; the two were talking with Jesus.
Then Peter spoke and said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” For he did not know what to say; they were overcome with awe. But a cloud formed, covering them in a shadow, and from the cloud came this word, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him.” And suddenly, as they looked around, they no longer saw anyone except Jesus with them.
As they came down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man be risen from the dead. So they kept this to themselves, although they discussed with one another what ‘to rise from the dead’ could mean.
Finally they asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?” Jesus answered them (…) I tell you that Elijah has already come and they have treated him as they pleased, as the Scriptures say of him.”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the
Assimilated Life
Experience)
The Transfiguration event accelerated the Apostles’ gradual process of grasping the mysteries of Jesus’ Passion. Jesus knew that doubt would nip in the bud the blossoming faith of his core group when he will finally be handed over. In view thereof, Jesus allowed them a peek at his divinity through his Transfiguration.
Doubt comes from the Latin ‘dubitare’. This Latin word has an Aryan root that means ‘two’. When one is in doubt, he is torn between believing it is true and believing it is false. Doubt is actually good to the sincere person because it already has half of the truth and moves the person to search for the other half. Unlike ignorance that gives no clue as to what to search for, doubt creates a vacuum deep within, compelling the person to continue searching.
The apostles’ doubt at Calvary did not pertain to Jesus’ humanity, for they had a front seat view of it at the Passion. The doubt pertained to Jesus’ divinity, for it was hard for them to understand why a divine being should suffer like that. But at least they did not jump into the ravine of unbelief. Thanks to the Transfiguration event, they had an experience to refer to in their struggle to understand. It was the resurrection that laid the whole truth before them in manageable perspective. –(Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email: dan.delosangeles@gmail.com. Website: www.frdan.org.
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