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ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

From the Confessions of Saint Augustine, bishop
(Lib. 7, 10, 18; 10, 27: CSEL 33, 157-163, 255)

O eternal truth, true love, and beloved eternity

Urged to reflect upon myself, I entered under your guidance into the inmost depth of my soul. I was able to do so because you were my helper. On entering into myself I saw, as it were with the eye of the soul, what was beyond the eye of the soul, beyond my spirit: your immutable light. It was not the ordinary light perceptible to all flesh, nor was it merely something of greater magnitude but still essentially akin, shining more clearly and diffusing itself everywhere by its intensity. No it was something entirely distinct, something altogether different from all these things: and it did not rest above my mind as oil on the surface of water, nor was it above me as Heaven is above the Earth. This light was above me because it has made me; I was below it because I was created by it. He who has come to know the truth knows this light.

O Eternal truth, true love and beloved eternity. You are my God. To you do I sigh day and night. When I first came to know you, you drew me to yourself so that I might see that there were things for me to see, but that I myself was not yet ready to see them. Meanwhile you overcame the weakness of my vision, sending forth most strongly the beams of your light, and I trembled at once with love and dread. I learned that I was in a region unlike yours and far distant from you, and I thought I heard your voice from on high: “I am the food of grown men; grow then, and you will feed on me. Nor will you change me into yourself like bodily food, but you will be changed into me.”

I sought a way to gain the strength which I needed to enjoy you. But I did not find it until I embraced the mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who is above all, God blessed for ever. He was calling me and saying: I am the way of truth, I am the life. He was offering the food which I lacked the strength to take, the food he had mingled with our flesh. For the Word became flesh, that your wisdom, by which you created all things, might provide milk for us children.

From the Confessions of Saint Augustine, bishop
(Lib. 9, 10-11: CSEL 33, 215-219) Let us gain eternal wisdom
The day was now approaching when my mother Monica would depart from this life; you know that day, Lord, though we did not. She and I happened to be standing by ourselves at a window that overlooked the garden in the courtyard of the house. At the time we were in Ostia on the Tiber. And so the two of us, all alone, were enjoying a very pleasant conversation, forgetting the past and pushing on to what is ahead. We were asking one another in the presence of the Truth—for you are the Truth—what it would be like to share the eternal life enjoyed by the saints, which eye has not seen, nor ear heard, which has not even entered into the heart of man. We desired with all our hearts to drink from the streams of your heavenly fountain, the fountain of life.
That was the substance of our talk, though not the exact words. But you know, O Lord, that in the course of our conversation that day, the world and its pleasures lost all their attraction for us. My mother said, “Son, as far as I am concerned, nothing in this life now gives me any pleasure. I do not know why I am still here, since I have no further hopes in this world. I did have one reason for wanting to live a little longer: to see you become a Catholic Christian before I died. God has lavished his gifts on me in that respect, for I know that you have even renounced earthly happiness to be his servant. So what am I doing here?”
I do not really remember how I answered her. Shortly, within five days or thereabouts, she fell sick with a fever. Then one day during the course of her illness she became unconscious and for a while she was unaware of her surroundings. My brother and I rushed to her side, but she regained consciousness quickly. She looked at us as we stood there and asked in a puzzled voice: “Where was I?”
We were overwhelmed with grief, but she held her gaze steadily upon us, and spoke further: “Here you shall bury your mother.” I remained silent as I held back my tears. Thereupon she said to both of us, “Bury my body wherever you will; let not care of it cause you any concern. "

From an instruction by Saint Columban, abbot
(Instr. 13, De Christo fonte vitae, 1-2: Opera, Dublin 1957, 116-118)

Whoever thirsts, let him come to me and drink his fill

My dear brethren, listen to my words. You are going to hear something that must be said. You quench your soul’s thirst with drafts of the divine fountain. I now wish to speak of this. Revive yourself, but do not extinguish your thirst. Drink, I say, but do not entirely quench your thirst, for the fountain of life, the fountain of love calls us to him and says: Whoever thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

Understand well what you drink. Jeremiah would tell us; the fountain of life would himself tell us: For they abandoned me, the fountain of living water, says the Lord. The Lord himself, our God Jesus Christ, is the fountain of life, and accordingly he invites us to himself as to a fountain, that we may drink. Whoever loves him, drinks him; he drinks who is filled with the Word of God, he drinks who loves him fully and really desires him. He drinks who is on fire with the love of wisdom.

Consider the source of the fountain; bread comes down to us from the same place, since the same one is the bread and the fountain, the only-begotten Son, our God, Christ the Lord, for whom we should always hunger. We may even eat him out of love for him, and devour him out of desire, longing for him eagerly. Let us drink from him, as from a fountain, with an abundance of love. May we drink him with the fullness of desire, and may we take pleasure in his sweetness and savor.

For the Lord is sweet and agreeable; rightly then let us eat and drink of him yet remain ever hungry and thirsty, since he is our food and drink, but can never be wholly eaten and consumed. Though he may be eaten, he is never consumed; one can drink of him and he is not diminished because our bread is eternal and our fountain is sweet and everlasting. Hence the prophet says: You who thirst, go to the fountain. He is the fountain for those who are thirsty but are never fully satisfied. Therefore he calls to himself the hungry whom he raised to a blessed condition elsewhere. They were never satisfied in drinking; the more they drank, the

We adore Jesus present in Blessed Sacrament and present in our own lives. When we can't adore Him, present in Blessed Sacrament, we should never fail to adore Him who is always with us in our lives

From a homily by Saint Amadeus of Lausanne, bishop
(Hom. 7: SC 72, 188, 190, 192, 200)

Queen of the world and of peace

Observe how fitting it was that even before her assumption the name of Mary shone forth wondrously throughout the world. Her fame spread everywhere even before she was raised above the heavens in her magnificence. Because of the honor due her Son, it was indeed fitting for the Virgin Mother to have first ruled upon earth and then be raised up to heaven in glory. It was fitting that her fame be spread in this world below, so that she might enter the heights of heaven on overwhelming blessedness. Just as she was borne from virtue to virtue by the Spirit of the Lord, she was transported from earthly renown to heavenly brightness.

So it was that she began to taste the fruits of her future reign while still in the flesh. At one moment she withdrew to God in ecstasy; at the next she would bend down to her neighbors with indescribable love. In heaven angels served her, while here on earth she was venerated by the service of men. Gabriel and the angels waited upon her in heaven. The virgin John, rejoicing that the Virgin Mother was entrusted to him at the cross, cared for her with the other apostles here below. The angels rejoiced to see their queen; the apostles rejoiced to see their lady, and both obeyed her with loving devotion.

Dwelling in the loftiest citadel of virtue, like a sea of divine grace or an unfathomable source of love that has everywhere overflowed its banks, she poured forth her bountiful waters on trusting and thirsting souls. Able to preserve both flesh and spirit from death she bestowed health-giving salve on bodies and souls. Has anyone ever come away from her troubled or saddened or ignorant of the heavenly mysteries? Who has not returned to everyday life gladdened and joyful because his request had been granted by the Mother of God?

She is a bride, so gentle and affectionate, and the mother of the only true bridegroom. In her abundant goodness she has channeled the spring of reason’s garden, the well of living and life-giving waters that pour forth in a rushing stream from divine Lebanon and flow down from Mount Zion until

From a letter from Saint Clare of Assisi, virgin, to Saint Agnes of Prague
(Edit. I. Omaechevarria, Escritos de Santa Clara, Madrid 1970, pp. 339-341)

Behold the poverty, humility and love of Christ

Happy indeed is she who is granted a place at the divine banquet, for she may cling with her inmost heart to him whose beauty eternally awes the blessed hosts of heaven; to him whose love inspires love, whose contemplation refreshes, whose generosity satisfies, whose gentleness delights, whose memory shines sweetly as the dawn; to him whose fragrance revives the dead, and whose glorious vision will bless all the citizens of that heavenly Jerusalem. For his is the splendor of eternal glory, the brightness of eternal light, and the mirror without cloud.

Queen and bride of Jesus Christ, look into that mirror daily and study well your reflection, that you may adorn yourself, mind and body, with an enveloping garment of every virtue, and thus find yourself attired in flowers and gowns befitting the daughter and most chaste bride of the king on high. In this mirror blessed poverty, holy humility and ineffable love are also reflected. With the grace of God the whole mirror will be your source of contemplation.

Behold, I say, the birth of this mirror. Behold his poverty even as he was laid in the manger and wrapped in swaddling clothes. What wondrous humility, what marvelous poverty! The King of angels, the Lord of heaven and earth resting in a manger! Look more deeply into the mirror and meditate on his humility, or simply on his poverty. Behold the many labors and sufferings he endured to redeem the human race. Then, in the depths of this very mirror, ponder his unspeakable love which caused him to suffer on the wood of the cross and to endure the most shameful kind of death. The mirror himself, from his position on the cross, warned passersby to weigh carefully this act, as he said: All of you who pass by this way, behold and see if there is any sorrow like mine. Let us answer his cries and lamentations with one voice and one spirit: I will be mindful and remember, and my soul will be consumed within me. In this way, queen of the king of heaven, your love will burn with an ever brighter flame.

Consider also his indescribable delights, his unending riches and honors, and sigh for what is beyond your love and heart’s content as you cry out: Draw me on! We will run after you in the perfume of your ointment, heavenly spouse. Let me run and not faint until you lead me into your wine cellar; your left hand rests under my head, your right arm joyfully embraces me, and you kiss me with the sweet kiss of your lips. As you rest in this state of contemplation, remember your poor mother and know that I have indelibly written your happy memory into my heart, for you are dearer to me than all the others

Reflection on 19th Sunday of Ordinary time
1st Reading (1Kgs 19:9a.11-13a
Responsorial Psalm: 84
2nd Reading (Rom 9:1-5)
Gospel text (Mt 14,22-33)
He began to sink, so he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’
From the first reading, prophet Elijah wait for the Lord, but the Lord does not appear neither from the wind nor the earthquake nor the fire. Lord appears from the unexpected breeze, there he hear tihe soft whispering sound. For us, too, as for Elijah, it is not easy to recognize God in the softness of a light breeze! It is a journey that we need to walk to understand the Lord who invite us in the silence of our heart. Our journey is like the journey of Elijah that he had to walk as he wait to hear the Lord. It is the same journey that Peter had to walk to show his trust in Christ by walking on the sea. Our trust and faith in God motivate us to do marvellous things that we cannot imagine. Peter has faith in Jesus, and he ask Jesus to allow him walk over the sea. Surely, God will always allow us to do good things. When we trust in God, we fear nothing. We shall always walk on the see, on our sufferings, our sickness, our problems even over the covid 19. Nothing will stop us if we trust in God. But the moment we are afraid, the moment we loose faith in God, the moment we loose hope and surrender to despair, we always sink to all sorts of problems that we can imagine. Peter doubted and he started sinking in the see. What do we do when we are sinking? Do we just accept to sink totally to the sea of sufferings and problems? Peter did not allow himself to sink completely in the sea. He cried to the Lord. He asked Jesus to save him. Who do we cry to when we are sinking moods? Sometimes, we lack faith in Christ and start directing our cries to peoples, we start blaming others for our sinking. Today Jesus reminds us that whenever we sink, he is ready to rescue us. He is ready to save us. He walked on the sea, just as he walked over his death and through resurrection, he defeated the power of the evil and death that threaten and destroy us. when we remain in faith, our Lord will gently say to us, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” Always as Christians, we should remember to revive our faith and ask for God´s mercy so that He may grant us His salvation. We are supposed always to look at Jesus´ face and not on the sea of problems that we encounter. Peter forgot it and started looking at the greatness of the sea. Our confidence should always be in Jesus, our Lord. Whenever we cry, Jesus will stretch his hand and hold us just as he did for Peter. We shall never sink in despair when with the risen Christ. Our sins will always drag us down, may lead us to sink, but the Lord will always hold our hands. Only from the encounter with this God, will we be able to move forward, firm and determined like Elijah, to fulfil our mission, making softness, silence, weakness and mildness our strength!

Memorial of St. Dominic

From various writings on the history of the Order of Preachers
(Libellus de principiis O.P: Acta canonizationis sancti Dominici: Monumenta O.P. Mist. 16, Romae 1935, pp. 30 ss, 146-147)

He spoke with God or about God

Dominic possessed such great integrity and was so strongly motivated by divine love, that without a doubt he proved to be a bearer of honor and grace. He was a man of great equanimity, except when moved to compassion and mercy. And since a joyful heart animates the face, he displayed the peaceful composure of a spiritual man in the kindness he manifested outwardly and by the cheerfulness of his countenance.

Wherever he went he showed himself in word and deed to be a man of the Gospel. During the day no one was more community-minded or pleasant toward his brothers and associates. During the night hours no one was more persistent in every kind of vigil and supplication. He seldom spoke unless it was with God, that is, in prayer, or about God, and in this matter he instructed his brothers.

Frequently he made a special personal petition that God would deign to grant him a genuine charity, effective in caring for and obtaining the salvation of men. For he believed that only then would he be truly a member of Christ, when he had given himself totally for the salvation of men, just as the Lord Jesus, the Savior of all, had offered himself completely for our salvation. So, for this work, after a lengthy period of careful and provident planning, he founded the Order of Friars Preachers.

In his conversations and letters he often urged the brothers of the Order to study constantly the Old and New Testaments. He always carried with him the gospel according to Matthew and the epistles of Paul, and so well did he study them that he almost knew them from memory.

Two or three times he was chosen bishop, but he always refused, preferring to live with his brothers in poverty. Throughout his life, he preserved the honor of his virginity. He desired to be scourged and cut to pieces, and so die for the faith of Christ. Of him Pope Gregory IX declared: “I knew him as a steadfast follower of the apostolic way of life. There is no doubt that he is in heaven, sharing in the glory of the apostles themselves

Today´s reflection on the Memorial of St. Dominic
Reading Heb 1:12-2:4 Mt 17: 14-20
Dominic, born in Spain, spent many years dedicated to his university studies. He founded the congregation of the preachers. He was the very icon of an authentic priest. Dominic, in short, had credibility, and his learning was self-evident in his preaching. it is still today one of the Church’s preeminent, and truly global, orders dedicated to scholarship, preaching, education, publishing, and evangelization.
In today´s reflection, we ask ourselves how to pray. From the Gospel, we here the cry of the father who's son is suffering. It is a honest petition out of the love he has for his son. He goes down and kneel before Jesus asking for God's mercy on healing of his son. This is a true act of faith. Could this be the same way our parents do or did for our cases? In many circumstances in our life, our parents have done it and are still doing it for others. They even go to the point of kneeling down before other people seeking for aid in one way or another. What do we do for them in return in their old age? Do we even remember the shame and suffering they endured for our sake? In today's world, children no longer care for their parents. It is a reminder for us today, to reflect on what our own parents have done for us and remember our obligation to take care of them. In the Gospel, we here the father of the child telling Jesus that the disciples were unable to heal his son. Jesus rebuked them for lack of faith. To follow him, to become his disciple, to collaborate in his mission demands a profound and well based faith. Just as St. Dominic would say, priests had to be more authentic for them to be effective among the Christians, just as Jesus told his disciples, they had to have faith. We can witness a great faith from the man. He doesn’t give up. He goes ahead to Jesus to beg for healing of the son. He recognizes the healing power of Jesus and trust that he will heal his son. He also recognizes the mercifulness of God. The father cares and so never gave up on his son. He knew there was hope for his son and that the hope resited in the mercy and compassion of Jesus. This show us that we should never give up. In our prayers, we should have faith in God that will answer our prayers. We are called to have faith in God, just as little as the size of the mustard seed, we shall even move the mountain from one place to another. Let us surrender our worries to Christ retaining hope that God can bring transformation in our lives. May the Lord heal all our wounds, give us peace of mind and body. Let us pray for all priests and Christian who involve themselves in preaching the word of God. Through them may the church provide the faithful with the tools to know God, not just know about Him. Also, may the Church give the faithful concrete means to love God, not just to talk vaguely about loving Him. Through intercession of St. Dominic, priests know the truth and how to present it, by word and example, effectively.

Today's reflection
Readings
Nah 2:1.3; 3:1-3.6-7 Gospel Mt 16,24-28

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” Mt 16:24
Jesus tells us categorically that we must deny ourselves in order to follow him. But before we deny ourselves, we must wish to follow him because every river has its beginning. It all starts with a wish to be his follower. We here the word of God, and then from that hearing, it burns into our hearts and lastly makes us decide. The word ignites fire that moves us take a radical decision to follow Christ in a radical manner. But it should be well noted that we don’t follow Jesus because of our suffering or pain. The call to follow Christ is answered out of love but not out of suffering that we endure. We should not go to Jesus when we are suffering, when we are in pains, when we have no choice, when we are fade up. No. We must follow Christ from our heart and from the love we have for him. We acknowledge that it was out of his love for us that Christ suffered and died on the cross. He first accepted to take human form, come down and live with us, suffer humiliation of all sorts and finally that death. It was not after his suffering and death that he loved us but loved us from the first point. We are also called as Christian that we may love Christ to follow him, to understand better the sacrifice that we make, carrying our own cross. It is love and mercy that lead us to sacrifice just as it was for Christ. Out of God´s love, He sent his only begotten Son to die for us, for He is a merciful God. Indeed, God is love. The glorious act of Jesus, suffering and dying on the cross is what we are called today to embrace. As Christians, denying ourselves and taking up our cross, we follow our master, Jesus Christ. This is a blessed life, life of grace and the only path to ultimate fulfilment in life. Nothing could be better than completely entering a life of total self-sacrifice by dying to ourselves. So, are we willing to follow Christ? Are we ready to take up our own cross and follow him, embracing the life of sacrifice? Jesus remind us that we shall be rewarded according to our deeds. This can summarised basically by our way of life in Christ. How we answer the call of following Jesus and how we live this call, shall determine our reward. Just as Jesus tells us, “blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness; for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. (Mt 5:10), we shall rejoice with him in his kingdom after our life here on earth, after taking our cross. Let us pray for the grace of God that we may be able to answer to this call of following Jesus with love, denying ourselves and taking up our cross with joy.

The church of God is growing. Congratulation my dear brothers. May God be with you in your mission.

From a sermon on the transfiguration of the Lord by Anastasius of Sinai, bishop
(Nn. 6-10: Melanges d’archéologie et d’histoire 67 [1955], 241-244)

It is good for us to be here

Upon Mount Tabor, Jesus revealed to his disciples a heavenly mystery. While living among them he had spoken of the kingdom and of his second coming in glory, but to banish from their hearts any possible doubt concerning the kingdom and to confirm their faith in what lay in the future by its prefiguration in the present, he gave them on Mount Tabor a wonderful vision of his glory, a foreshadowing of the kingdom of heaven. It was as if he said to them: “As time goes by you may be in danger of losing your faith. To save you from this I tell you now that some standing here listening to me will not taste death until they have seen the Son of Man coming in the glory of his Father.” Moreover, in order to assure us that Christ could command such power when he wished, the evangelist continues: Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, James and John, and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. There, before their eyes, he was transfigured. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. Then the disciples saw Moses and Elijah appear, and they were talking to Jesus.

These are the divine wonders we celebrate today; this is the saving revelation given us upon the mountain; this is the festival of Christ that has drawn us here. Let us listen, then, to the sacred voice of God so compellingly calling us from on high, from the summit of the mountain, so that with the Lord’s chosen disciples we may pe*****te the deep meaning of these holy mysteries, so far beyond our capacity to express. Jesus goes before us to show us the way, both up the mountain and into heaven, and—I speak boldly—it is for us now to follow him with all speed, yearning for the heavenly vision that will give us a share in his radiance, renew our spiritual nature and transform us into his own likeness, making us for ever sharers in his Godhead and raising us to heights as yet undreamed of.

Let us run with confidence and joy to enter into the cloud like Moses and Elijah, or like James and John. Let us be caught up like Peter to behold the divine vision and to be transfigured by that glorious transfiguration. Let us retire from the world, stand aloof from the earth, rise above the body, detach ourselves from creatures and turn to the creator, to whom Peter in ecstasy exclaimed: Lord, it is good for us to be here.

It is indeed good to be here, as you have said, Peter. It is good to be with Jesus and to remain here for ever. What greater happiness or higher honor could we have than to be with God, to be made like him and to live in his light?

Therefore, since each of us possesses God in his heart and is being transformed into his divine image, we also should cry out with joy: It is good for us to be here—here where all things shine with divine radiance, where there is joy and gladness and exultation; where there is nothing in our hearts but peace, serenity and stillness; where God is seen. For here, in our hearts, Christ takes up his abode together with the Father, saying as he enters: Today salvation has come to this house. With Christ, our hearts receive all the wealth of his eternal blessings, and there where they are stored up for us in him, we see reflected as in a mirror both the first fruits and the whole of the world to come.

THE GLORY OF GOD
In today´s Gospel, Jesus with his three apostles goes to the mountain where he transfigures. They witness the Glory of God through Jesus. This experience just come after Peter had confessed that Jesus was the son of God. But also, Jesus had talked about his passion, death and resurrection. He goes with them to give them the true image that they await after his resurrection. In the presence of Moses who represent the law and Elijah who represent the prophecy, the Father speaks to them. “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him” (Mk 9:7). This is the message that the transfigured Jesus brings to the apostles and to us today. It is another revelation of who Jesus was and is. This transfiguration reminds us that we are called to listen to Christ, to the beloved Son of God. To abide by his will, to contemplate his person, to imitate him, to put into practice his advice, to take up our own cross and follow him is the message we get today. The transfigured Jesus reveal the Glory of the Father. Transfiguration is a sign of Jesus divinity. Even though Jesus goes through passion, suffering and death, but his divinity, his glory does not end on the cross. Transfiguration helps us understand his passion and death, to reach the glory of the resurrection. As Christians today, we may ask ourselves, do we see the glory of God in our lives? Sometimes we put our mind on the problems that we face day by day. We only focus on our suffering and forget the glorious things that God does for us. Jesus reminds us that, our suffering does not take away the glory of God in our life. As sons and daughters of God, created in the image of God, we were created for the glory. Just like the glory of Jesus was not lost on the cross, our glory is not lost through our suffering and pains. In our sinful nature, we are reminded to listen to Christ, ask for his mercy, the one who died in the cross for our salvation and we shall always regain the Glory of God in our lives. Let us pray that Christ may always speak to us through the Gospel, and we may be able to say like Peter said, “Master, it is good that we are here” (Mk 9:5). It is good to experience the Glory of God in our lives, let us pray that we may transfigure each and everyday and that others may experience the Glory of God in us.

The Glory of God- feast of Transfiguration of our Lord Our sufferings and pains do not take away the Glory of God in our lives

Feast of Transfiguration of our Lord

THE GLORY OF GOD
In today´s Gospel, Jesus with his three apostles goes to the mountain where he transfigures. They witness the Glory of God through Jesus. This experience just come after Peter had confessed that Jesus was the son of God. But also, Jesus had talked about his passion, death and resurrection. He goes with them to give them the true image that they await after his resurrection. In the presence of Moses who represent the law and Elijah who represent the prophecy, the Father speaks to them. “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him” (Mk 9:7). This is the message that the transfigured Jesus brings to the apostles and to us today. It is another revelation of who Jesus was and is. This transfiguration reminds us that we are called to listen to Christ, to the beloved Son of God. To abide by his will, to contemplate his person, to imitate him, to put into practice his advice, to take up our own cross and follow him is the message we get today. The transfigured Jesus reveal the Glory of the Father. Transfiguration is a sign of Jesus divinity. Even though Jesus goes through passion, suffering and death, but his divinity, his glory does not end on the cross. Transfiguration helps us understand his passion and death, to reach the glory of the resurrection. As Christians today, we may ask ourselves, do we see the glory of God in our lives? Sometimes we put our mind on the problems that we face day by day. We only focus on our suffering and forget the glorious things that God does for us. Jesus reminds us that, our suffering does not take away the glory of God in our life. As sons and daughters of God, created in the image of God, we were created for the glory. Just like the glory of Jesus was not lost on the cross, our glory is not lost through our suffering and pains. In our sinful nature, we are reminded to listen to Christ, ask for his mercy, the one who died in the cross for our salvation and we shall always regain the Glory of God in our lives. Let us pray that Christ may always speak to us through the Gospel, and we may be able to say like Peter said, “Master, it is good that we are here” (Mk 9:5). It is good to experience the Glory of God in our lives, let us pray that we may transfigure each and everyday and that others may experience the Glory of God in us.