Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Transfiguration of Our Lord
1st Reading:
Dan 7:9-10,13-14
2nd Reading: 2 P 1:16-19
Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. Jesus’ appearance was changed before them: his face shone like the sun and his clothes became bright as light. Just then Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.
Peter spoke and said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. If you so wish, I will make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Peter was still speaking when a bright cloud covered them in its shadow, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, my Chosen One. Listen to him.”
On hearing the voice, the disciples fell to the ground, full of fear. But Jesus came, touched them and said, “Stand up, do not be afraid.” When they raised their eyes, they no longer saw anyone except Jesus. And as they came down the mountain, Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone what they had just seen, until the Son of Man be raised from the dead.
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in
the Assimilated
Life Experience)
A desperate mother who had tried all means to pacify her child who was wailing inside the Church warned her with these words: “You’d better stop crying because God does not like children who cry.” To her surprise the child replied: “So God does not like Jesus because he also cries?” “Whoever told you that?” inquired the mother. “Many times I hear grandma exclaim: Jesus cries!”
Jesus not only cried but even wept (John 11:35). He was human like us in all things except sin. Sad to say, his humanity became the hindrance for people to believe in him. Even his disciples found it incongruous that he was too human when he was supposed to be a God.
Jesus understood their problem. To give them a break he gave them the chance to have a glimpse of his divinity at Mt. Tabor. The idea was to give them a chance to see his divinity shine through his humanity so that at the height of the execution of the plan of salvation when all faith would be tested to the maximum the transfiguration experience will make them persevere.
The appearance of Moses and Elijah was very significant. To the Jews the appearance of these two great prophets was to be the signal of the coming of the Messiah. When the Apostles saw these two talking to Jesus they had a better understanding of who Jesus might be.
Today’s Gospel invites us to establish our transfiguration experience so that when crises come, we have meaningful spiritual experiences to look back and draw strength from.- Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email:dan.delosangeles@gmail.com. Website:www.frdan.org.
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