6 August - The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
2 Pet 1: 10-19

A reading - from the Second Letter of Saint Peter

Brothers and sisters: be solicitous to make your call and election permanent; surely those who do so will never | be | lost.

On the contrary, your entry into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly pro|vided | for.

I intend to recall these things to you constantly, even though you already understand and are firmly rooted in the truth you | poss|ess.

I consider it my duty, as long as I live, to prompt you with this reminder. I know, by the indications our Lord Jesus Christ has given me, how close is the day when I must fold | my | tent.

I shall press to have you recall these things frequently after my departure. It was not by way of cleverly concocted myths that we taught you about the coming power of our Lord Jesus Christ, for we were eyewitnesses if his sovereign ma|jes|ty.

He received glory and praise from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him out of the majestic splendor: "This is my beloved Son, on whom my fa|vor | rests."

We ourselves heard this said from heaven while we were in his company on the holy mountain. Besides we possess the prophetic message as something altogether re|lia|ble.

Keep your attention closely fixed on it, as you would on a lamp shining in a dark place until the first streaks of dawn appear and the morning star rises in - your - hearts.