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Gospel Reading - The transfiguration

²⁸Eight days later he took Peter, James, and John with him into the hills to pray. ²⁹And as he was praying, his face began to shine,^a and his clothes became dazzling white and blazed with light. ³⁰Then two men appeared and began talking with him — Moses and Elijah! ³¹They were splendid in appearance, glorious to see; and they were speaking of his death at Jerusalem, to be carried out in accordance with God’s plan.

³²Peter and the others had been very drowsy and had fallen asleep. Now they woke up and saw Jesus covered with brightness and glory, and the two men standing with him. ³³As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, all confused and not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, “Master, this is wonderful! We’ll put up three shelters — one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah!”

³⁴But even as he was saying this, a bright cloud formed above them; and terror gripped them as it covered them. ³⁵And a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him.”

³⁶Then, as the voice died away, Jesus was there alone with his disciples. They didn’t tell anyone what they had seen until long afterwards.

1. Literally, “the appearance of his face changed.”