Thursday 6 August

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD

Daniel 7:9-10,13-14; Ps 97; Peter 1:16-19;
Luke 9:28-36

Become transfigured

In a homily Bishop Anastasius of Sinai said “Jesus goes before us to show us the way, both up the mountain and into heaven, and -- I speak boldly -- it is for us now to follow him with all speed…

“Let us run with confidence and joy to enter into the cloud like Moses and Elijah, or like James and John. Let us be caught up like Peter to behold the divine vision and to be transfigured by that glorious transfiguration. Let us retire from the world, stand aloof from the earth, rise above the body, detach ourselves from creatures and turn to the Creator, to whom Peter in ecstasy exclaimed: ‘Lord, it is good for us to be here.’”