 |
| "The Transfiguration" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: Genesis
12: 1 - 4
1
And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy
kindred, and out of thy father's house, and come into the land which
I shall shew thee.
2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and
magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
3
I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee,
and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed:
4
So Abram went out as the Lord had commanded him, and Lot went with
him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went forth from Haran.
PSALM:
Psalms 33:
4 - 5, 18 - 20, 22
4
For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with
faithfulness.
5
He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the
Lord.
18
Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them
that hope in his mercy.
19
To deliver their souls from death; and feed them in famine.
20
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helper and protector.
22
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in thee.
SECOND
READING: 2
Timothy 1: 8 - 10
8
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me
his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of
God,
9
Who hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling, not
according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace,
which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the world.
10
But is now made manifest by the illumination of our Saviour Jesus
Christ, who hath destroyed death, and hath brought to light life and
incorruption by the gospel.
GOSPEL:
Matthew 17:
1 - 9
1
And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John
his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
2
And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the
sun: and his garments became white as snow.
3
And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him.
4
And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be
here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee,
and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
5
And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them.
And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.
6
And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face, and were very much
afraid.
7
And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them, Arise, and fear
not.
8
And they lifting up their eyes saw no one but only Jesus.
9
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying:
Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen from the
dead.
