Second Sunday of Lent (A)
Gospel of Matthew 17:1-9.
Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain. There was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun and his garments became white as light.
suddenly appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Peter said to Jesus: "Lord, how well we are here! If you want, get up here three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."
was still speaking when a bright cloud overshadowed them and there was a voice from the cloud: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I have put my preference: listen to him."
Upon hearing this, the disciples fell to the ground face full of fear.
Jesus came to them and touching them, he said, "Get up, do not be afraid."
When looked up, saw no one else but Jesus alone.
As they descended the mountain, Jesus commanded: "Do not talk to anyone in this vision, until the Son of Man rises from the dead. "
LEONISA MAGNI S. ROMANI PONTIFICIS SERMONS IN PRAECIPUIS totius FESTIVITATIBUS ANNI AD ROMANAM PLEBEM HABITI.
Homily LI, on the Transfiguration of the Lord
[Homily of Pope Saint Leo the glorious on the Gospel which is sung on the Saturday after first Sunday in San Mateo write Quaresma saw in chapter 17 says: at the time, & c ]
1. The lesson from the Gospel, dearly beloved brethren, entering through the ear injury, has played in the soul, forces us to contemplate the great mysteries that are locked into it, and with the grace of God we can understand better if we bring to memory that shortly before this refers to the Holy Evangelist. Establishing Christ Redeemer and Savior faith that bring sinners to be fair, and raise the dead to life, has always taught to his holy disciples with such a doctrine of words, and wonderful works, that she might come to believe that he was the true Son of God and the Virgin: for because to believe one without the other, could not in any way to health the souls also was dangerous to confess God, not man, as the man to confess, and not God, because the two things were necessary to perfect faith in his divinity it was true humanity, and in his humanity was the real divinity. And to confirm his holy disciples this condition true faith and health: a little before this Gospel the Lord had asked among other things: what they believed, or how they felt about him: The glorious Apostle Peter lit by the Sovereign Father, and raised to more than physical things, transcending all human affairs, saw the eyes of the soul to the true Son of the living God, and confessed to the glory of his divinity: it did not put single view of the Lord's bodily substance, made of flesh and blood. It was so funny before God is sovereign faith that Peter was found, which merited to receive the mouth of the Lord the title of blessed, and stone sacred and inviolable firmness, which is based on the Holy Church, and had dominion the gates of hell, and the laws of death, and loose or tie in men for any cause, any thing had by sign in the sky, but what on earth is determined by trial and authority of Peter. 2. was necessary, dearly beloved brethren, that the greatness of knowledge that Peter was so praised by the Lord, was informed here on earth with some mysteries that it corresponded to that apostolic faith, erected on grade as high to confess the glory of the Godhead of the Lord, do not assume that the other men were unworthy to see or understand something as big as he had seen, and lest we think that the most sacred Humanity and glorified the Lord was with immortality, and that neither could have not received the glorious death that he had to spend, as seen later, when informing the Lord to his Apostles what he had to go to Jerusalem, and how that was to be treated the Jews to receive cruel and true death by treatment of the Pharisees and scribes, and rulers of the synagogue, the glorious St. Peter contradicted him, and moved with great zeal of the things that the Lord had been revealed and shown, as it was then reproved by Lord as a man who cheated on her with love indiscreet. And so was informed that not only formed when the Lord died, but also wanted to offer to die with him very good will, for an appeal, which our Redeemer them was made after this mystery was accomplished, he taught and moved to, want to follow, determined to deny themselves and take into as little as a reason, lose all things temporal to gain the sky, certificates, that only one would win his soul, which determines loss of life through Jesus Christ. And to better inform them of this philosophy, and give them the necessary strength, and a record so blessed, and that the Apostles conception, such a determination in his heart, without any fear that dare to meet death on the cross with all its roughness : that were not taken and insulted to see his Master die so shameful death, or they believed it was patience wanes in all this, and seeing his Master and Lord so dejected with humility, but without losing a point of his eternal power and majesty: To carry out these mysteries, says the Holy Gospel Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and climbing a high mountain, and point to them, showed them the clarity of his glory V. I and 2. For though the glorious Apostles had known the Lord the glory of the Godhead, but did not know the great power that was in his most sacred humanity, which was covered with the Divinity, and This signal had promised himself and some of the disciples who were present, they would not taste death before they saw the Son of the Virgin coming in his kingdom, which is real clarity of his Majesty, as it suited his Sacred Humanity : and this meant it was obvious that these three Apostles, as the crowning glory of his divinity, which alone who are in heaven communicates, mortal eyes could not see her in this life.
3. showed for the Lord, before these witnesses picked his glory, and his real body, which is in the form similar to of men, gave him so clearly that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes were white as snow. One of the things that are primarily sought in the Transfiguration, was to take off from the hearts of the Apostles all manner of scandal, which saw the Lord die, they may cause, and having seen the majesty secret so great Transfiguration that this showed them not be disturbed or shocked when they saw him die willingly with so vile and shameful death. Along with this work another mystery by Divine Providence, which was news to give the whole mystical body of Holy Church, who are Catholics and fair, the be improved, they have to change after this miserable life and think which seek to be members of the head, Christ, what clarity and beauty will therefore have to be like him. And speaking of the coming of the Lord of His Majesty, and had given notice it when he said: then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of my Father . This also protested the glorious Apostle Paul, when he said: I think, that the passions, which in this life we \u200b\u200bare not worthy of the glory that we be disclosed, and the same Apostle in another place he says: ye are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God truth. When Christ who is your life you appear, then ye will be revealed with Him in glory . (Rm 8.18, Col 3.13)
4. And for the glorious Apostles were taught better and more confirmed in this miracle of the Transfiguration, he joined another highlight, and is: Moses and Elijah who are the law and the prophets, they were there talking to Mr. . Of course this it was so, so that with the presence of these five men are complied with what the Holy Scripture says every word will be on the probanza of two or three witnesses. What word in the world can be stronger or more proven than this one, in which confirmation and testimony are unhappy two trumpets, one of the Old Testament, and another of the New Testament, and presenting the ancient testimony of the Prophets with evangelical doctrine. The Scriptures of both Testaments help and confirm each other, and displays blaze of glory with the New Testament this very clear, visible and manifest what the old man had promised under the veil with mysteries, signs and prophecies. As is this what the glorious San Juan Evangelista says the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth was made by Jesus Christ, in which fulfilled all the promises of prophetic figures, and because of all the commandments of the law: for to come and be present, gave truth to the prophecies, and his grace was that it is possible to keep his commandments.
5. Moved therefore the glorious Apostle St. Peter with the wonderful revelations of these mysteries, despising the things of the world, having a distaste every land, and seized with a desire so excessively large, that being beside herself with the extreme joy of what he saw, he wanted to live there with the extreme joy of what he saw, he wanted to live there with Jesus Christ , where he was so joyous glory, which was manifested: with this on Gozo, said Lord, good thing is that we're here: if you want to make three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses , and one for Elijah V. 4. The Lord did not respond to this desire, showing that the desire of the glorious Apostle was not bad, but it was not well ordered, especially for the truth, that the world could not redeem it with the glorious death of Jesus Christ; and an example to Catholics that, even if they have assurance of the glory that should possess, if they were placed in the midst of the work, ask God rather patience to suffer, that glory to rest, because it is right that we come first time to reign in triumph, that the fighting and work for the victory.
6. continues: And yet he was speaking, there came a bright cloud overshadowed them, and they heard a voice from the cloud, which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I well I am well pleased: hear him himself V. 5. Heard this voice the disciples fell down on their faces with great fear. The Shining admirable body of our Redeemer gave news of the Divinity of the Son in your eyes: the wonderful voice that came from heaven, he gave the news of the sovereign Father in the ears, and so they feared greatly, not only stunned the majesty of the Father, but also the Son. In truth they knew the meaning of soul, the Godhead of the Father and the Son was all one, and it was all a faith in them, so the fear was the same way. Grande was therefore very wonderful the witness was here, and more was what was contained in the virtue and meaning of words in the sound of them. Because Heavenly Father saying: this is my beloved Son, in which I am always pleased, hear him to it, there is no doubt that these words are said very clearly: This is my Son, who has his being me, without beginning God together with me, because neither the Father is first of the Son, nor the Son after the Father. This is my beloved Son, which in divinity, power, and eternity is a thing with me. This is my Son, not adopted, but itself: no servant of something else, but begotten myself. This is my Son, through whom all things have been made, and without which nothing has been done. He does everything that I do all my work and work like myself, without departing from me, nor did it between him and me no difference in the Father is the Son, and the Son is the Father, the Our unit never starts.
7. This is my beloved Son, which is equal to me, without having stolen or usurped, by being always in my glory equal, saw fit to become a man, leaning so high majesty to take a form as low and serve as man's, and everything to redeem the human race and get the power of the devil. This is who fulfilled my will to whose preaching I am manifested, with humility as I am glorified hear him, then, without ceasing, and believe in his words without hesitation, because he is truth and life: he is my my virtue and wisdom: hear him, for he is the one all the mysteries of the law included: that the mouths of all the prophets prophesied. Hear him, he is that his blood will redeem the world: he is the one that tied the devil, and takes by force the vessels of the hands. He is the one who breaks the contract and obligation, that men had made the devil for the first man's sin. Hear him, for he is the opening the way to heaven, and his precious death which makes you step by sub to is to reign in heaven. Why tem é is to be redeemed? Why, being wounded, tem é is to be cured? Do what Jesus wants, complying with me, cast away from you all flesh and vices: Weapon of constancy in faith. It is unfair thing that tem is to see your Redeemer, which with his help and grace yourself then you have not feared, when he gives you death.
8. beloved Brethren, remember that what the Lord told these three glorious Apostles, not only said to them, before those three did, it was taught all His Holy Church. All they saw and heard was for the same purpose, and it is therefore quite rightly, that the faith of all is confirmed by the holy preaching of the Holy Gospel, and that none would be ashamed of the cross of Jesus Christ, who was instrumental of our redemption. No matter when should die for the truth, and beware of the prize for which God has promised, because humility and weakness that was our Redeemer for us, assures us that the work we have to go to break, and we have to pass death to life; and if we remain in His love and faith will overcome what he overcame, and receive what he promised. And to accomplish what His Majesty is sent to us, and we suffer what is necessary, always resound in our ears that the sovereign Father's voice, which says: This is my beloved Son, in which it pleased me: it hear him, because he is the living and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever without end. Amen.
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