The Holy Transfiguration August 6 Learn about this feast day (in English): Learn about this feast day (in Greek): Related links: Catherine Aslanoff, The Incarnate God: The Feasts of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary (2 Volume Set) (Orthodox Bookstore) Transfiguration Resource Page (Mystagogy) St Gregory Plamas's Homily on the Transfiguration (pravoslavie.ru)

On the Mountain You were Transfigured, O Christ God, And Your disciples beheld Your glory as far as they could bear it (Apolytikion) In the Transfiguration, Jesus Christ reveals His true nature, His divinity, and His glory, and so directs our gaze towards our intended destination. He shows us who He is, and where He wants us to come: a place of true Light! Christ shows us that our own life can be filled with His Radiant Light. This is not something we can achieve because we deserve it; neither is it a reward for following certain rules, morals, and [...]