What is the significance of the Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor?
The Transfiguration of Jesus before Peter, James, and John revealed His unveiled divine glory and strengthened the Apostles' faith ahead of the scandal of the Cross. Moses (representing the Law) and Elijah (representing the Prophets) appeared conversing with Jesus about His upcoming departure in Jerusalem, proving that Christ fulfills all of Old Testament revelation. The event was also a Trinitarian manifestation: the Father spoke from the luminous cloud, the Son shone with uncreated light, and the Holy Spirit overshadowed them, giving us a foretaste of Christ's resurrection and our future glory.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 554-556
- Matthew 17:1-8
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