“all the Lord’s feasts, with the exception, of course, of the Resurrection of Christ (which stands apart), are about the earthly life of the Savior. But the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord is about the mystery of the age to come.
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“the Feast of the Transfiguration as a call to personal spiritual transformation, beginning with their relationships with others
“the bishop explained the spiritual significance of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord and emphasized the need for every Christian to undergo spiritual transformation
“Science cannot explain a mystery of the cloud that every year descends on Mount Tabor where, according to the Bible, the Transfiguration of the Lord took place...The miraculous phenomenon happens on the Orthodox feast of Transfiguration. A glaring sphere rushes over believers, then the cloud appears above the cross of the Transfiguration Church, it grows in dimensions and descends on believers, covering them and pouring life-giving moisture over them.
“Science cannot explain a mystery of the cloud that every year descends on Mount Tabor where, according to the Bible, the Transfiguration of the Lord took place...The miraculous phenomenon happens on the Orthodox feast of Transfiguration. A glaring sphere rushes over believers, then the cloud appears above the cross of the Transfiguration Church, it grows in dimensions and descends on believers, covering them and pouring life-giving moisture over them.
“God gives us these days to prepare ourselves to understand the great mystery of the feast: she who received Christ into her entire being is herself received, at the end of her earthly life, into the Kingdom of her Son
“the Transfiguration revealed to the Apostles the primordial beauty of humanity before the Fall and pointed to the possibility of regaining it in Christ
“At the centre of today’s feast stands a tomb, yet the Church does not call us to sorrow, but to joy. The Apostles are gathered around the body of the Mother of God, yet the feast’s hymns speak of life. A separation takes place, yet the Church proclaims a reunion.
“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.
