| Untagged | 10 Aug 2009 |
| August 10, 2009 by Fr. Timothy Sawchak | |
Continuing in the celebration of Transfiguration, here a few hymns from the Feast:
When You were transfigured before Your Crucifixion, O Lord, the mountain became like heaven and a cloud spread itself out like a canopy and the Father bore witness to You. There were present Peter with James and John, since they were to be with You at Your betrayal, that seeing Your wonders they might not be dismayed at Your sufferings. Grant in Your mercy that we too may be counted worthy to venerate these Your sufferings in peace!
Taking the disciples up into a high mountain before Your Crucifixion, O Lord, You were transfigured before them, enlightening them with the bright rays of Your power. From love of mankind and in Your sovereign might, it was Your desire to show them the splendor of Your Resurrection. Grant in Your mercy as the Lover of mankind, that we too may be counted worthy of this splendor in peace, O God.
When You were transfigured upon a high mountain, O Savior, having with You the chief disciples, You shone forth in glorious majesty, proving that those who surpass in virtue shall be made worthy of divine glory! Moses and Elijah, talking with Christ, showed that He is Lord of both the living and the dead, the God Who spoke of old through the Law and the Prophets. The voice of the Father testified to Him from the cloud of light, saying: "Listen to Him, Who through the Cross has captured Hades and has given the dead eternal life!"
May God, indeed, give us the strength in this tumultous life to have peace!
