“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

“eschatological revelation of the destiny of human nature within the grace of God.

“The miracle of Tabor is not that Christ suddenly began to shine. The miracle is that human eyes were permitted to see what had always been there. The disciples were granted a glimpse of the divine glory hidden beneath the humility of Christ's humanity. And this is also the invitation offered to every Christian: to allow Christ to open the eyes of our hearts so that we may recognize His presence even in the ordinary, difficult, and sometimes painful moments of our lives.

“The Panagia thus reveals that the ultimate destiny of the human person is not merely moral improvement, but deification—the participation, by grace, in the life of God,

“Christ was transfigured before His disciples, and His face shone “like the sun.”

Patriarch Theophilos III ›

Patriarch of Jerusalem

Direct quote

“the glory of God is revealed to a pure heart