Transfiguration

There were three stages in the complex incident which we call the Transfiguration -- the change in Jesus 'appearance, the colloquy with Moses and Elijah, and the voice from the cloud.

Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Alexander Maclaren 1868

The Transfiguration is a reminder that the glory and presence of God is indeed with us, even when we struggle through days wet with tears and nights filled with sorrows.

Liturgy 2009

Transfiguration is regarded as the earnest of Christ's coming in glory.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

The mysterious incident which is commonly called the Transfiguration contained three distinct portions, each having its own special significance and lesson.

Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Alexander Maclaren 1868

'Transfiguration' -- the scream of that devil-possessed boy, in the lower part of the figure of eight (a stolen boy too), jars the whole music of the composition.

The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

Roughly 19 centuries later, and 65 years ago today, the city of Hiroshima was destroyed with elements that cannot but recall the Transfiguration: a sun-bright white light, a roar from heaven, a cloud, terror, and -- most of all -- a world that would never be the same.

Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson: Hiroshima and the Transfiguration: A Meditation 2010

Roughly 19 centuries later, and 65 years ago today, the city of Hiroshima was destroyed with elements that cannot but recall the Transfiguration: a sun-bright white light, a roar from heaven, a cloud, terror, and -- most of all -- a world that would never be the same.

Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson: Hiroshima and the Transfiguration: A Meditation Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson 2010

In her liturgy, the Church teaches that the Transfiguration was a way that the Father prepared the apostles to face the passion and death of Jesus.

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Esther G. 2009

The Transfiguration is a Theophany - a manifestation of God, especially of the divinity of Christ, through the display of His uncreated, divine energy.

Father John Bakas: The Power of Prayer and Fasting 2008

In the Greek Church the feast of the Transfiguration is the principal solemnity in honor of Christ's kingship, Summum Regem gloriae Christum adoremus Invit.

Feast of Christ the King Argent 2006