Liturgical Information
The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Liturgical Color: White
Themes: glory, hope, splendor, fulfillment of Old Testament
Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
In a resplendent cloud the Holy Spirit appeared.
The Father's voice was heard: This is my beloved Son,
with whom I am well pleased.
Listen to him. Matthew 17:5 [Roman Missal]
Tibi dixit cor meum, quæsivi vultum tuum, vultum tuum Domine requiram: ne avertas faciem tuam a me.
Ps. Dominus illuminatio mea, et salus mea: quem timebo? Psalm 27:8,9,1
[Graduale Romanum, p.88]
Tibi dixit cor meum, quæsivi vultum tuum, vultum tuum Domine requiram: ne avertas faciem tuam a me.
Ps. Dominus illuminatio mea, et salus mea: quem timebo? Psalm 27:8,9,1
[Gregorian Missal, p.246]
Assumpsit Iesus discipulos suos, et ascendit in montem, et transfiguratus est ante eos. [Graduale simplex, p.288]
Psalm 84, verses 1-8
Collect:
O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration
of your Only Begotten Son
con- firmed the mysteries of faith by the witness of the Fathers
and wonderfully prefigured our full adoption to son- ship,
grant, we pray, to your servants,
that, listening to the voice of your beloved Son,
we may merit to become co- heirs with him.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Ho-ly Spirit,
one God, for ev-er and ev-er.
A-men.
Lectionary Readings:
- Daniel 7:9-10,13-14 [His vesture was like white snow. /v.9]
- Psalm 97:1-2 / 5-6 / 9 [R. The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth. v.1,9]
- II Peter 1:16-19 [We ourselves heard the utterance made from heaven. /v.22]
- Gospel Verse: Matthew 17:5 [This is my Son, my beloved, in whom is all my delight.]
- Matthew 17:1-9 [And His face shone like the sun. /v.2]
Offertory Antiphon:
You have crowned him with glory and honor, and you have placed him over the work of your hands, O Lord. Psalm 8:6-7
Gloria et honore coronasti eum: et constituisti eum super opera manuum tuarum, Domine. Psalm 8:6-7 [Graduale Romanum, p.434]
Gloria et honore coronasti eum: et constituisti eum super opera manuum tuarum, Domine. Psalm 8:6-7 [Gregorian Missal, p.648]
Faciamus hic tria tabernacula: tibi unum, Moysi unum, et Eliæ unum. [Graduale simplex, p.291]
verses from Psalm 133
Prayer over the Offerings:
Sanc- tify, O Lord, we pray,
these offerings here made to celebrate
the glorious Transfiguration of your Only Begotten Son,
and by his radiant splendor
cleanse us from the stains of sin.
Through Christ our Lord. A-men.
Preface of the Transfiguration: [The mystery of the Transfiguration]
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For he revealed his glory in the presence of chosen witnesses
and filled with the greatest splendor that bodily form
which he shares with all humanity,
that the scandal of the Cross
might be removed from the hearts of his disciples
and that he might show
how in the Body of the whole Church is to be fulfilled
what so wonderfully shone forth in its Head.
And so, with the Powers of heaven,
we worship you constantly on earth,
and before your majesty
without end we acclaim::
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts…
Communion Antiphon:
When Christ appears, we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is. I John 3:2 [Roman Missal]
Visionem quam vidistis, nemini dixeritis, donec a mortuis resurgat Filius hominis. Matthew 17:9
[Graduale Romanum, p.585]
Psalm 45:2ab,3,4,5,6,7,8,18ab -or- Psalm 97:1,2,3,4,5,6,11,12 can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.
Visionem quam vidistis, nemini dixeritis, donec a mortuis resurgat Filius hominis. Matthew 17:9 [Gregorian Missal, p.649]
Visionem quam vidistis, nemini dixeritis, donec a mortuis resurgat Filius hominis. [Graduale simplex, p.292]
verses from Canticle: Ephesians 1:3-10
Prayer after Communion:
May the heavenly nourishment we have received,
O Lord, we pray,
trans- form us into the likeness of your Son,
whose radiant splendor you willed to make manifest
in his glorious Trans- fi-gu ration.
Who lives and reigns for ev-er and ev-er. A-men.
Solemn Blessing: [9. Ordinary Time I]
May the Lord
bless you and keep you.
Amen.
May he let his face shine upon you
and show you his mercy.
Amen.
May he turn his countenace towards you
and give you his peace.
Amen.
And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
Amen.
The English translation of the Entrance Antiphon [Introit], Collect, Psalm Refrain, Gospel Verse, Prayer over the Offerings, Preface, Communion Antiphon, Prayer after Communion and Solemn Blessing from The Roman Missal, © Copyright 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corp.
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Excerpts from the First Reading, Second Reading and Gospel are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation.
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