Last Sunday we were with Jesus in the desert. This Sunday, we find ourselves on the Mount of Transfiguration. Our Lenten journey reveals to us different aspects of the Christian experience. As missionary disciples we follow closely behind the Lord to hear his Word and grow in knowledge and love of him. Our encounter with the Lord, both in his living Word and the Blessed Sacrament, is not a static experience. The liturgical experience is fundamentally a living memory, (Gk anamnesis), which makes present the whole of the mystery of Christ. As we hear in Eucharistic Prayer III: "Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial (anamnesis) of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice." I invite you, through your Lenten observances, prayer and fasting, to accompany the Lord on his journey, not just in his glory, but also in his suffering and life giving death, so that his risen power may be manifested also in you.
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