TOPIC: THE TRANSFIGURATION
2C LENT SUNDAY HOMILY, LUKE 9:28b-36, MARCH 13, 2022
1. STORY
Three-year-old Mary was celebrating her birthday and her uncle wanted to give
her a gift. He offered Mary money, two ten-dollar bills, and told her she could
pick only one bill. She looked carefully and noticed one was bigger than the
other. She was about to select the bigger one but decided to ask her mother for
help. To her surprise, her mother picked the smaller one and explained to her
that the bigger bill was a Hong Kong ten-dollar bill but the smaller one was a
US ten-dollar bill worth much more than the Hong Kong one. Thanking her mother
for her help, Mary selected the small US ten-dollar bill. Mary’s mother helped
her daughter to make the right choice.
2. GOSPEL, LUKE 9:28b-36
A. JESUS’ FACE CHANGED IN APPEARANCE AND HIS CLOTHING BECAME DAZZINGLY WHITE.
To the amazement of the three
disciples, Jesus on the mountain was a different Jesus than the one in daily
life. Jesus wanted them to understand him better. He helped them to know that
he was not only a man but he was also God.
B. THIS IS MY CHOSEN SON, LISTEN TO HIM.
God, our heavenly father, helped the disciples
by confirming that Jesus was his chosen son and the disciples would profit a
great deal by listening to what Jesus had to say. This mountain experience was
a very valuable learning experience.
3. APPLICATION TO LIFE
A. UNDERSTANDING JESUS.
It is very important for us to listen
to Jesus. He is our master full of wisdom and experience. Here are some suggestions.
i) Make a good confession in preparation for the celebration of Easter. Jesus
speaks to us through this wonderful sacrament.
ii) Make an extra effort to listen to the Sunday homily. Jesus speaks to us
each Sunday when the gospel is explained.
iii) Jesus wants us to help the poor. Put in your donation so as to help the
poor by using the small Lenten box.
4. CONCLUSION
By listening to her mother’s advice, Mary received a valuable gift from her
uncle. By listening to Jesus, the disciples became wiser. Jesus helped the
three disciples by taking them up a mountain and showing them that he was not
only a man but he was also God. God the Father reminded them that it was very
important to listen to what Jesus had to say. Lent is a special time for us as going
up the mountain was for the disciples. It is a time to better understand Jesus
and to listen more careful to his wise instructions. We thank Jesus for helping
us to understand him better. We ask Jesus to give us the strength to become
more like him.
