Transfiguration of Jesus

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Last Sunday's Gospel, about the Transfiguration of Jesus, it is impressive (St. Matthew, 17: 1-9). The description of His face shining like the sun and his clothes that became white as light, then the cloud that enveloped them, the voice... I heard this Gospel so many times in my life, and now it seemed like new.

The Father Paulo Ricardo's explanation is great. Jesus showed Himself glorious, talking to Moses and Elijah about His “departure from Jerusalem”, that is, His death (St. Luke, 9: 28-36). Peter wished to immortalize that moment, rejecting the idea of Jesus death, so he wanted to set up tents for Jesus and the other two men. When he was saying that, they heard the voice of God literally enveloping them like a cloud, and telling them to listen to Jesus; Peter, John and James fell down on their faces, in fear. After soothing them, Jesus told the disciples not to tell what they had seen, before He rose from the dead. Father Paulo Ricardo explains that Jesus wanted to show His glory that would come after suffering (link at the end, in Portuguese: O Tabor é uma preparação para o Calvário).

After Mass, returning from the church, on the road, the sun was still high on the horizon, dazzling my eyes, its reflection spread in the wide pools of frozen water on the asphalt, disturbing my vision. I drove the car with great difficulty.

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 (Evening Mass of March 7, 2020, valid for Sunday, it was my second first Saturday, following the sequence recommended by Our Lady of Fatima)

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Related links:

St. Matthew, 17: 1-9

Moses

Elijah

O Tabor é uma preparação para o Calvário

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