Our Sacred Roots: The Priesthood of All Believers

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T he S eason after E piphany

Transfiguration Sunday, Last Sunday before Lent February 27 - March 5, 2022

WEEK 14

Epiphany affirms Jesus’s presence in the world as hope for all peoples. In him alone, God provides the light of his salvation, making known God’s grace to all peoples, even to the farthest corners of the earth.

THIS WEEK’S THEME The Chosen One of God, Luke 9.28-36

Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him to the top of a mountain to pray. As our Lord was praying, he was transfigured – his face shone with heavenly splendor, and his clothing became dazzling white. Moses and Elijah appeared with splendor and conversed with him of his departure (Greek, exodon, exodus) he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. In his ignorance and shock, Peter suggested they build three shelters – one for Jesus, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. From a cloud which overshadowed them, the frightened apostles heard a voice saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” When the voice had spoken and the cloud lifted, Jesus was found alone. Indeed, Jesus of Nazareth is the Elect of God, the one anointed by the Lord to redeem and restore creation under God’s reign once more.

Daily Devotional Guide Preparing Our Hearts

Invocation: Our Prayer of Acclamation O God, in the transfiguration of your Son you confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the witness of Moses and Elijah, and in the voice from the bright cloud declaring Jesus your beloved Son, you foreshadowed