Monday, August 6, 18th Week in Ordinary Time
FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION
Top panel, from left, The Transfiguration, by Fra Angelico; detail of Raphael's great painting; an 18th-century depiction; the Chapel of the Transfiguration at St. Peter's Basilica surmounted by a mosaic rendering of Raphael's painting. Bottom panel, from left; 14th-century icon by Theophanes the Greek; 13th century anonymous icon; icon by Andrei Rublev, 1405; an African painting; and a contemporary-art version by Chris Cook.
Jesus took Peter, John, and James
and went up a mountain to pray.
While he was praying his face changed in appearance
and his clothing became dazzling white.
And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah,
who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus
that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.
Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep,
but becoming fully awake,
they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus,
“Master, it is good that we are here;
let us make three tents,
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
But he did not know what he was saying.
While he was still speaking,
a cloud came and cast a shadow over them,
and they became frightened when they entered the cloud.
Then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone.
They fell silent and did not at that time
tell anyone what they had seen.
- Luke 9:28b-36
]Readings for today's Mass:
www.usccb.org/bible/readings/080612.cfm
AT THE VATICAN TODAY
No bulletins on the Holy Father.
The Press office released the text of a message sent in the name of Benedict XVI by Cardinal Secretary of State
Tarcisio Bertone to the Knights of Columbus on their 130th annual convention held this year in Anaheim, California.
ON THIS DAY...
- In 1962, Blessed John XXIII issued an Apostolic Letter spelling out the Rules for the upcoming Second Vatican Council.
Surprisingly, its Introduction contained some eerily prophetic words about the potential difficulties in interpreting
'correctly' what the Council would eventually decide.
- In 1978, the Servant of God Pope Paul VI died at the Apostolic Residence in Castel Gandolfo. After ailing
for several months, aggravated by the kidnapping and death in early 1978 of his friend, Italian Prime Minister
Aldo Moro, at the hands of the Italian Red Brigade, he suffered a massive heart attack from which he died
three hours later. In 1993, John Paul II initiated the process for his beatification.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 06/08/2012 14:59]