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From the Pastor

Eighteenth Sunday Ordinary Time

8/1/2021

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​                                                                                       From the desk of Fr. Trinidad Cuevas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The meaning of the Transfiguration of the Lord. 

On August 6, we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. This event is significant in Jesus’ life and                           Ministry because it confirms his divinity and demonstrates how he fulfills the Old Testament scriptures.
In this passage God affirms Jesus as his Son, confirming his deity, and telling the disciples to listen to him. Peter, James, and John now see a glimpse of Jesus’ true glory: God the Son, who reigns eternal, and against whom the gates of hell shall not prevail. God the Father shows himself as he appeared to the Israelites of the Old Testament: in a cloud, because his glory is too great to be witnessed. That same glory is reflected on Jesus, whose clothes become dazzling white. This event emphasizes both the mystery and necessity of the Incarnation¬—in order for man to be made right with God, God had to become a man, because we in our finite and sinful state are unable to behold his full glory.
Though the disciples do not understand his meaning, the Transfiguration and Jesus’ charge to the disciples present a promise of what is to come. There is hope, because he will soon triumph over sin and death, and be raised in the fullness of glory – the glory of which they have just been given a glimpse.

From The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception 
 
El significado de la Transfiguración del Señor.

El 6 de agosto celebramos la Fiesta de la Transfiguración del Señor. Este evento es significativo en la vida y el ministerio        de Jesús porque confirma su divinidad y demuestra cómo él cumple las escrituras del Antiguo Testamento.
En este pasaje, Dios afirma a Jesús como su Hijo, confirmando su deidad y diciéndoles a los discípulos que lo escuchen. Pedro, Santiago y Juan ven ahora un destello de la verdadera gloria de Jesús: Dios el Hijo, que reina eternamente, y contra quien las puertas del infierno no prevalecerán. Dios Padre se muestra como se apareció a los israelitas del Antiguo Testamento: en una nube, porque su gloria es demasiado grande para ser presenciada. Esa misma gloria se refleja en Jesús, cuya ropa se vuelve de un blanco deslumbrante. Este evento enfatiza tanto el misterio como la necesidad de la Encarnación; para que el hombre pudiera ser reconciliado con Dios, Dios tuvo que hacerse hombre, porque nosotros en nuestro estado finito y pecaminoso no podemos contemplar su gloria completa.
1. Aunque los discípulos no entienden su significado, la Transfiguración y el encargo de Jesús a los discípulos presentan una promesa de lo que está por venir. Hay esperanza, porque pronto triunfará sobre el pecado y la muerte, y resucitará en la plenitud de la gloria, cuya gloria acaban de vislumbrar.

De La Basílica del Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada
Concepción.





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