It is also a looking forward, a firm hope that we too will share in Christ's light with His saints. Today all things are filled with joy. On the evening of the feast, we come to a small chapel of icon-covered walls to hold Vigil with the nuns, to sing all that is in our souls to our God, to find a quiet spot in our hearts where we can see the Lord when he comes. On pilgrimage day, we participate with the bishop and nuns in the Divine Liturgy with Holy Communion, in the healing service of Holy Unction, in fellowship on our journey up the mountain, in a time for our souls to breathe the cleansing air of the heavenly heights. However, the feast of the Transfiguration, August 5-6, is not merely a holy day commemorating an ancient event.
Transfiguration brings a foretaste of the heavenly Kingdom to infuse our lives now, today.
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