Has anyone been “transfigured” before your eyes—that is, has someone done or said something that in a flash changed the way you viewed them?

Which of the temptations Jesus faced speaks most directly to you at this point in your life?

Be holy is the simple message of today's readings.

In today's psalm we sing, "Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord."

From good deeds and other acts of "light" come healing, peace, and glory.

Which Beatitude speaks most forcefully to you at this moment in your life?

How did you experience your own call to ministry? Did it feel as if it came out of the blue for you, as it surely did for Peter and Andrew?

We speak of Jesus “taking away” the sin of the world.

In preparing to preach and preside at this celebration of the “manifestation” of the Lord, think of the ways you reveal the mystery of Jesus’ presence and the power of his message in your ministry, especially your preaching.

Mary "kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart." During the Octave of Christmas, the church has been contemplating the newborn Jesus, God's gift of self to us and all of creation.