Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord/ Sunday Homily for 6 August 2023

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Today we celebrate the Transfiguration of Jesus. #The_Feast_of_ the_Transfiguration is a profound celebration of Jesus’ divine nature and His ultimate triumph over sin and death. As we meditate on this event, we are reminded of the heavenly glory that awaits us and the transformative power of encountering Christ in our lives. The Transfiguration is a significant event that holds deep theological symbolism, offering us a glimpse of the glory of heaven and the ultimate encounter with God Himself.
The First Reading describes the “Son of Man” coming in glory and light to the throne of the Ancient One (the LORD GOD). The psalm speaks of the LORD as the Ruler Who comes in glory and power.
The psalm today is a hymn of praise to the LORD GOD for being the majestic Ruler of all, the Leader of a time of glory for all GOD’s people. All of creation (earthly and heavenly) come in homage before the LORD GOD.
In the Second Reading from the Second Letter of St. Peter, the author recalls the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus on GOD’s holy mountain. It was an event that touched his life. Today’s Gospel is Matthew’s account of the Transfiguration. It takes place on a mountain similar to the revelation of GOD to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Moses and Elijah symbolize the fulfilment of the Law and the Prophets from of old. They are the sign of the continuation of all that has been up to the time of Jesus and the future glory at the end of time. The whole event enables the three disciples to be able to put things in perspective after the death of Jesus.
The First Reading (Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14).
In the Book of Daniel, the “Son of Man” was seen as a figure of the Messiah. In this passage, the “Son of Man” comes gloriously into the presence of the Ancient One (GOD, and in Christian understand it would be GOD the Abba-Father). The Son of Man is given glory and honour and power by the Ancient One. The Son of Man is to issue in a new time of dedication and glory for those who follow the LORD GOD.
Jesus himself quotes this passage in Mark’s and Matthew’s gospels, foretelling that his disciples “‘will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power’ and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven’” (Mark 14:62) and, in Matthew, that “all the tribes of the earth … will see ‘the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven’ with power and great glory” (Matthew