February 9, 2025 - Transfiguration Sermon

Color: White

Old Testament: Exodus 3:1–14
Old Testament: Exodus 34:29–35
Psalm: Psalm 2; antiphon: v. 7
Epistle: 2 Peter 1:16–21
Gospel: Matthew 17:1–9
Introit: Psalm 84:1–2a, 4, 10–11; antiphon: Psalm 77:18b
Gradual: Psalm 45:2a; 110:1
Verse: Psalm 96:2–3

Jesus Is Transfigured and Manifests His Glory
 
The Lord appeared to Moses in the light of the burning bush (Ex. 3:1–14). Later Moses’ face would shine with the light of God’s glory when he came down from Mount Sinai (Ex. 34:29–35). At the Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah appeared with the One who is the Light of Light Himself (Matt. 17:1–9). Jesus’ glory as God shines with brilliant splendor in and through His human nature. By this epiphany, our Lord confirmed the prophetic word (2 Pet. 1:16–21), revealing that He is the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. He manifested His majesty as the eternal Son of the Father, and He wonderfully foreshowed our adoption as sons (Collect). We who have been baptized into Christ’s body are given a glimpse of the glory that we will share with Him in the resurrection on the Last Day.

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