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Transfiguration of Christ
The moment Jesus revealed his divine glory to three disciples on a mountaintop.
📅 August 6
✦ Why It Matters
The Transfiguration commemorates the moment Jesus was transformed before Peter, James, and John on a mountain — his face shining like the sun, Moses and Elijah appearing alongside him, and God's voice declaring 'This is my beloved Son.'
✦ How It Is Observed
Church services; in Orthodox Christianity a major feast with blessing of grapes and fruits. In many traditions, white vestments signify divine radiance.
✦ Sacred Text
“There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.”
— Matthew 17:2 ↗