The first Sunday in August is the Feast of the Transfiguration, and so our run of Ordinary Time Sun- days is interrupted, though the Gospel is still taken from Matthew. Immediately before the passage we will read, Jesus tells his disciples “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom” (Mat 16:28). He emphasises the close connection between this promise and the events on the mountain by telling us that “six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John…” (17:1).
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The Glory of the Son of Man: Transfiguration is an image of Christ’s revelation to the world
the first sunday in august is the feast of the transfiguration, and so our run of ordinary time sun- days is interrupted, though the g...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
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