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Due to a technical issue, the sermon video did not record Readings: Old Testament: Exodus 34:29-35 Epistle: 2 Peter 1:16-21 Holy Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 Sermon manuscript: download Sermon: Sermon based on Matthew 17:1-9 * In the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Dearly beloved by the Lord:  Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain. And there, He was transfigured before them.   His face shone {as} the sun, and His clothes became as white a

So much we can learn from this in our dark days, in the midst of all our troubles, the troubles of our living circumstances, and the troubles of our lives. For there is great slaughter happening in our midst also, as countless children are ripped not from their mothers’ arms, but from their wombs. They are put to death, not because of some order by some despot. They are put to death by those who bear and are supposed to protect life, not take it.  Still, just like the Holy In

Matthew admits that he was nothing more than a dishonest, sinful man. What’s interesting, however, is that St. Luke, in his gospel...

Consider the witness of Bartholomew. After that first confession, his life of discipleship carried him far. Tradition tells us that he...

This Confession—that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God—is the rock upon which the Church is established and resides. And the...