First Reading - Gn 15:5-12.17-18
The Lord God took Abram outside and said, “Look
up at the sky and count the
stars, if you can. Just so,” he
added, “shall your descendants be.” Abram put his
faith in the Lord, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness.
He then said to him, “I am
the Lord who brought you
from Ur of the Chaldeans to
give you this land as a possession.” “O Lord God,” Abram
asked, “how am I to know that
I shall possess it?” The Lord
answered him, “Bring me a
three-year-old heifer, a threeyear-old she-goat, a threeyear-old ram, a turtledove,
and a young pigeon.” Abram
brought him all these, split
them in two, and placed each
half opposite the other; but the
birds he did not cut up. Birds
of prey swooped down on the
carcasses, but Abram stayed
with them. As the sun was
about to set, a trance fell upon
Abram, and a deep terrifying
darkness enveloped him.
When the sun had set and
it was dark, there appeared a
smoking fi repot and a flaming
torch, which passed between
those pieces. It was on that occasion that the Lord made a
covenant with Abram, saying:
“To your descendants I give
this land, from the Wadi of
Egypt to the Great River, the
Euphrates.”
Responsorial Psalm - Ps 27
R –The Lord is my light and
my salvation!
* The Lord is my light and
my salvation; whom should
I fear? The Lord is my life’s
refuge; of whom should I be
afraid? R.
* Hear, O Lord, the sound of
my call; have pity on me, and
answer me. Of you my heart
speaks; you my glance seeks.
R.
* Your presence, O Lord, I
seek. Hide not your face from
me; do not in anger repel your
servant. You are my helper:
cast me not off. R.
* I believe that I shall see the
bounty of the Lord in the land
of the living. Wait for the Lord
with courage; be stouthearted,
and wait for the Lord. R.
Second Reading - Phil 3:17–4:1
Join with others in being
imitators of me, brothers and
sisters, and observe those who
thus conduct themselves according to the model you have
in us. For many, as I have often
told you and now tell you even
in tears, conduct themselves as
enemies of the cross of Christ.
Their end is destruction.
Their God is their stomach;
their glory is in their “shame.”
Their minds are occupied with
earthly things.
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also
await a savior: the Lord Jesus Christ. He will change our
lowly body to conform with his
glorified body by the power
that enables him also to bring
all things into subjection to
himself.
Therefore, my brothers
and sisters, whom I love and
long for, my joy and crown,
in this way stand
firm in the
Lord.
Verse before the Gospel
All –(Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ, King of endless
glory!)
From the shining cloud
the Father’s voice is
heard: “This is my beloved Son; hear him.”
(Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ, King of endless
glory!)
Gospel - Lk 9:28b-36
Jesus took Peter, John,
and James and went up the
mountain to pray. While he
was praying, his face changed
in appearance and his clothing
became dazzling white. And
behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and
Elijah, who appeared in glory
and spoke of his exodus that he
was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.
Peter and his companions
had been overcome by sleep,
but becoming fully awake,
they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As
they were about to part from
him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here;
let us make three tents, one
for you, one for Moses, and
one for Elijah.” But he did not
know what he was saying.
While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a
shadow over them, and they
became frightened when they
entered the cloud. Then from
the cloud came a voice that
said, “This is my chosen Son;
listen to him.” After the voice
had spoken, Jesus was found
alone. They fell silent and did
not, at that time, tell anyone
what they had seen.
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