6 August 2007

Feast of the Transfiguration

Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration, based on a story related in all the synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Luke, and Mark. Jesus climbs Mount Tabor with Peter, John, and James to pray. While there he is transfigured, his face and appearance change, and Moses and Elijah appear to be speaking with him. [...]