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FAITHLINK: “Sermon for the Transfiguration 1,3-4 ” – Saint Ephrem/ DailyGospel

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“He leads them up on a high mountain to show them the Glory of His Divinity and to let them know that He was Israel’s Savior, as revealed by His Prophets … He leads them up on a high mountain so that the Father may call Him ‘My Son’ and show them that He really was His Son and that He was #God. … shows them His Royalty before suffering, His Power before dying, His Glory before being insulted and His honor before undergoing ignominy. In this way, when He will be captured and crucified, His Apostles will understand that He did not undergo this because of weakness, but to consent and willingly for the Salvation of the world. ….”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Foundations of the Faith Part 4: The Central Mystery of Our Faith: Christians Worship the Holy Trinity, One God in Three Persons — Father, Son and Holy Spirit” – OSV Newsweekly/ David Werning

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Holy Trinity and Scenes From Scripture

“… The Athanasian Creed, written around the fourth or fifth century, puts it this way: ‘We worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance.’ …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “One and One and One Are One – A Homily for Trinity Sunday”- Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope

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Holy Trinity and Scenes From Scripture

“… On the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity we do well to remember that we are pondering a mystery that cannot fit in our minds. A mystery, though, is not something wholly unknown. In the Christian tradition, the word “mystery” refers to (among other things) something that is partially revealed, something much more of which remains hidden. As we ponder the Trinity, consider that although there are some things we can know by revelation, much more is beyond our understanding. Let’s ponder the Trinity by exploring it, seeing how it is exhibited in Scripture, and observing how we, who are made in God’s image, experience it. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT” – Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)/ VaticanVa

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Holy Trinity and Scenes From Scripture

“… The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the “hierarchy of the truths of faith”.56 The whole history of salvation is identical with the history of the way and the means by which the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, reveals himself to men “and reconciles and unites with himself those who turn away from sin”…. ”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: [‘So that He may give Eternal Life to all You gave Him;’] Against the Heresies, IV,14 (SC 100, p.537 rev.) – Saint Irenaeus of Lyons/ DailyGospel

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Holy Trinity and Scenes From Scripture

“… If #God requests man’s service it is so that he who is good and merciful might grant his blessings to those who persevere in his service. For, if God has no need of anything, yet man has need of communion with God. The glory of man is to persevere in the service of God. That is why our Savior said to his disciples: “It was not you who chose me but I who chose you” (Jn 15,16). Thus he showed that it was not they who glorified him by following him but that, since they had followed the Son of God, they were glorified by him. ‘Father, I wish that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see my glory’ (Jn 17,24).”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[‘When He comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you to all Truth’]; 5th Theological Discourse no.31, 25-27 ; PG 36, 159” – Saint Gregory Nazianzen

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Stained Glass Window of Dove with Golden Rays and Dark Edging, Bernini's Gloria from Saint Peter's Basilica, adapted from image at cia.gov

“In the course of the ages two great revolutions have shaken the earth; we call them the two Covenants. The first one caused people to pass from idol worship to the Law, and the second, from the Law to the Gospel. A third upheaval is predicted: that which will transport us from below to above, whereupon there will be no more movement or disturbance. Now these two Covenants both share one same characteristic..: neither of them suddenly caused an instantaneous transformation… They were not to force but to persuade us. For what is imposed by force does not last…”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[Christ the Good Shepherd] – Homily on the Gospels” – Saint Gregory the Great, Pope/ VaticanVa/ Divine Office

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“… Ask yourselves whether you belong to His Flock, whether you know Him, whether the light of His Truth shines in your minds. I assure you that it is not by faith that you will come to know Him, but by love; not by mere conviction, but by action. John the Evangelist is my authority for this statement. He tells us that anyone who claims to know #God without keeping His #Commandments is a liar. … our Lord’s sheep will finally reach, their grazing ground where all who follow Him in simplicity of heart will feed on the green pastures of eternity. … the spiritual joys of Heaven. There the elect look upon the Face of God with unclouded vision and feast at the Banquet of Life for ever more. Beloved brothers, let us set out for these pastures where we shall keep joyful festival with so many of our fellow citizens. May the thought of their happiness urge us on! Let us stir up our hearts, rekindle our faith, and long eagerly for what heaven has in store for us. To love thus is to be already on our way. …”

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FAITHLINK: “Listen to Him: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Second Sunday of #Lent” – St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology

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“… In #Jesus’ #Transfiguration today, He is revealed as the One through whom #God fulfills His Divine Plan from of old. Not only a new Moses, Jesus is also the “Beloved Son” promised to Abraham and again to David (see Genesis 22:15-18; Psalm 2:7; Matthew 1:1). …”

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FAITHLINK: “Sermon for the Transfiguration 1,3-4 ” – Saint Ephrem/DailyGospel

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Mount Tabor file photo, adapted from image at loc.gov, adapted by Steve Welsh, stevencwelsh.info

“He leads them up on a high mountain to show them the Glory of His Divinity and to let them know that He was Israel’s Savior, as revealed by His Prophets … He leads them up on a high mountain so that the Father may call Him ‘My Son’ and show them that He really was His Son and that He was #God. … shows them His Royalty before suffering, His Power before dying, His Glory before being insulted and His honor before undergoing ignominy. In this way, when He will be captured and crucified, His Apostles will understand that He did not undergo this because of weakness, but to consent and willingly for the Salvation of the world. ….”

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