August 6 is the feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus, an event related in three of the gospels (Mt 17:1-13, Mk 9:2-13, Lk 9:28-36). It is also mentioned in the Second Letter of Peter (1:16-18). Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain (later identified as Mount Tabor) and he was transformed. He shown with a bright light, and Moses and Elija…
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