“В этот момент пробился Божественный свет, охватил всё Его естество, и ответновоссияла и Его человеческая природа, отдавшаяся до конца Живому Богу на смерть

“After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.

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“Αν τα αστέρια, η σελήνη και ο ήλιος είναι τόσο λαμπρά και πανέμορφα, ενώ είναι απλά δημιουργήματα, πόσο μάλλον λαμπρός θα είναι Εκείνος που τα έπλασε;

“the shining-forth of the glory of God the Father

“τὸ πανάσπιλο σῶμα της τὸ δέχθηκε γιὰ λίγο ὁ τάφος, προσδοκοῦσε ὅμως καὶ ὁ Οὐρανὸς αὐτὸ τὸ πνευματικὸ σῶμα, τὴν καινὴ γῆ, τὸν θησαυρὸ τῆς δικῆς μας ζωῆς, τὸ τιμιώτερο ἀπὸ τοὺς Ἀγγέλους, τὸ ἁγιώτερο ἀπὸ τοὺς Ἀρχαγγέλους. Αποδόθηκε, λοιπόν, ὁ θρόνος στὸν Βασιλέα, ὁ παράδεισος στὸ ξύλο τῆς ζωῆς, ὁ δίσκος στὸ φῶς, στὸν καρπὸ τὸ δένδρο, ἡ Μητέρα στὸν Υἱό, ὡς ἄξια καθ’ ὅλα ἀντιπρόσωπος τοῦ ἀνθρωπίνου γένους

“They all took their icons with them. So that Christ would not be plundered, they took Him with them,

“Who, he said, remained unshaken in His love for humanity even while facing hatred and mockery on the Cross

“Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου θαύματος! ἡ πηγὴ τῆς ζωῆς, ἐν μνημείῳ τίθεται, καὶ κλῖμαξ πρὸς οὐρανόν, ὁ τάφος γίνεται