Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ

The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on August 6. The feast commemorates the transfiguration or metamorphosis of Christ on Mount Tabor, when our Lord appeared in His divine glory before the Apostles Peter, James, and John.

Biblical Story

The event of the Transfiguration is recorded in three of the four Gospels: Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-8, and Luke 9:28-36. Jesus took the Apostles Peter, James, and John with Him up upon a mountain, and while they were on the mountain Jesus was transfigured. His face shone like the sun, and His garments became glistening white.

Γρηγόριος Ἱερομόναχος - Ἡ Μεταμόρφωσις τοῦ Κυρίου

Ὁ Κύριος λίγο πρὸ τοῦ πάθους Του, μὲ ἕνα ἐξαιρετικὰ λαμπρὸ γεγονός, τὴν θεία Μεταμόρφωση, ἀπεκάλυψε τὴν δόξα τῆς Θεότητός Του.

Ὁ Εὐαγγελιστὴς Ματθαῖος περιγράφει τὴν Μεταμόρφωση τοῦ Κυρίου ὡς ἑξῆς: Ὕστερα ἀπὸ ἕξι ἡμέρες, παίρνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Πέτρο, τὸν Ἰάκωβο καὶ τὸν Ἰωάννη καὶ τοὺς ἀνεβάζει σὲ ἕνα ὑψηλὸ βουνό. Μεταμορφώθηκε ἐνώπιόν τους καὶ ἔλαμψε τὸ πρόσωπό Του ὅπως ὁ ἥλιος, ἐνῷ τὰ ἐνδύματά Του ἔγιναν λευκὰ ὅπως τὸ φῶς.

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