SAINT QUOTE OF THE DAY : Friday - August 06, 2021

Friday - August 06, 2021

It is not hard to obey 

when we love 

the one whom we obey. 

~~Saint Ignatius

August 6, 2021

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Lectionary: 614

 

Reading 1                                                     Dn 7:9-10, 13-14

As I watched:

 

    Thrones were set up

        and the Ancient One took his throne.

    His clothing was bright as snow,

        and the hair on his head as white as wool;

    his throne was flames of fire,

        with wheels of burning fire.

    A surging stream of fire

        flowed out from where he sat;

    Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him,

        and myriads upon myriads attended him.

The court was convened and the books were opened.

 

As the visions during the night continued, I saw:

 

    One like a Son of man coming,

        on the clouds of heaven;

    When he reached the Ancient One

        and was presented before him,

    The one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship;

        all peoples, nations, and languages serve him.

    His dominion is an everlasting dominion

        that shall not be taken away,

        his kingship shall not be destroyed.

 

Responsorial Psalm                                              97:1-2, 5-6, 9

 

R.    (1a and 9a)  The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

 

The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice;

    let the many islands be glad.

Clouds and darkness are round about him,

    justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

R.    The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,

    before the LORD of all the earth.

The heavens proclaim his justice,

    and all peoples see his glory.

R.    The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

Because you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth,

    exalted far above all gods.

R.    The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

 

Reading 2                                                     2 Pt 1:16-19

Beloved:

We did not follow cleverly devised myths

when we made known to you

the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,

but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.

For he received honor and glory from God the Father

when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory,

“This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”

We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven

while we were with him on the holy mountain.

Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable.

You will do well to be attentive to it,

as to a lamp shining in a dark place,

until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

 

Alleluia                                                                      Mt 17:5c

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;

listen to him.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

 

Gospel                                                                       Mk 9:2-10

Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John,

and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.

And he was transfigured before them,

and his clothes became dazzling white,

such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.

Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses,

and they were conversing with Jesus.

Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,

“Rabbi, it is good that we are here!

Let us make three tents:

one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.

Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them;

from the cloud came a voice,

“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone

but Jesus alone with them.

 

As they were coming down from the mountain,

he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone,

except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

So they kept the matter to themselves,

questioning what rising from the dead meant.

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The Transfiguration of the Lord is within you

Atop Mount Tabor in Israel is where the pure light of Christ -- the uncreated light of his true identity -- was first revealed to the world. Not at his birth, not at his baptism, nor as he preached and healed. Although the Light of the World came to us in those momentous events, it was not revealed so clearly, so powerfully, so dramatically as when he let Peter, John, and James witness it on the mountaintop, as seen in today's Gospel passage.

 

The highest experience of faith was, and still is what happens when the Father says, "This is my beloved Son; listen to him." The transfiguration of Christ occurs again and again every time we listen to him and our faith is enlightened. It happens every time we have a breakthrough from blindness to understanding, from sinfulness to holiness, from doubt to trust. However, now we are transfigured with Jesus!

 

Whenever we let his uncreated light consume the darkness within us, the people around us see Christ's true identity in us. We shine with him. Therefore, it's vitally important that we give Jesus the areas of darkness that still linger within us and let him expose the truth in his light. By repenting (which means we change), we're transformed into our true identity. What is our true identity? It's our innermost being that was created in the image of God. It's our sainthood!

 

Listen. Can you hear God's voice saying about you what he said about Jesus on Mount Tabor? "This is my beloved child; listen to him/her." He is saying this to others as you do the work to which he's called you. Some folks will hear him, some won't, but our yes to his calling is not based on how many people will heed his voice. We serve God because we have been transfigured. Our holiness impels us to go where we can do the greatest good.

 

Today's Prayer

 

Dear Father, thank You because I am Your Beloved Son! Thank You for taking care of me as Your great treasure! May this truth take deep root within me so that all my life reflects Your great love for me. Amen.

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God Bless You.....

The Rosary Family

The mother of Jesus promised St. Dominic that, “one day through the rosary & the scapular I shall save the world!”