Antiphon: Jesus appeared transfigured in the company of Moses and Elijah so that the law and the prophets might bear witness to him.
READING
Exodus 19:8 - 9
When Moses took the people's reply back to the Lord, the Lord said to Moses, 'I am coming to you in a dense cloud so that the people may hear when I speak to you and may trust you always.'
Yours is more than mortal beauty.
- Every word you speak is full of grace.
COLLECT
O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration
of your Only Begotten Son
confirmed the mysteries of faith by the witness of the Fathers
and wonderfully prefigured our full adoption to sonship,
grant, we pray, to your servants,
that, listening to the voice of your beloved Son,
we may merit to become co-heirs with him.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Antiphon on Psalms: By his Gospel our Lord and Savior has lighted up for us the way to life and immortality.
READINGExodus 33:9-1
When Moses went into the Tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and station itself at the entrance to the Tent and the Lord would speak with Moses. The Lord spoke with Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend.
Look to the Lord and be enlightened.
-And never let your faces be ashamed.
COLLECT
O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration
of your Only Begotten Son
confirmed the mysteries of faith by the witness of the Fathers
and wonderfully prefigured our full adoption to sonship,
grant, we pray, to your servants,
that, listening to the voice of your beloved Son,
we may merit to become co-heirs with him.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Antiphon on Psalms: Upon hearing the voice of the Father, the disciples fell on their faces, overcome with fear.
READING2 Corinthians 3:18
With our unveiled faces reflecting like mirrors the brightness of the Lord, we all grow brighter and brighter as we are turned into the image that we reflect; this is the work of the Lord who is Spirit.
Lord, you are the source of life.
- In your light we see light itself.
COLLECT
O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration
of your Only Begotten Son
confirmed the mysteries of faith by the witness of the Fathers
and wonderfully prefigured our full adoption to sonship,
grant, we pray, to your servants,
that, listening to the voice of your beloved Son,
we may merit to become co-heirs with him.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.