A.D. 2005 February 6

The Last Sunday After the Epiphany (Transfiguration Sunday)

This occasion may be celebrated in churches where the last Sunday after the Epiphany is observed as Transfiguration Sunday.

Lessons

Revised Common Lectionary — Year A

• Moses enters the cloud of God’s glory — Exodus 24:12–18
• The one begotten of God — Psalm 2 or Worship upon God’s holy hill — Psalm 99
• Shining with the glory of God — II Peter 1:16–21
• Christ revealed as God’s beloved Son — Matthew 17:1–9

Liturgical Colors

Green

The Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany

This occasion may be celebrated in churches who do not observe the last Sunday after the Epiphany as Transfiguration.

Lessons

Revised Common Lectionary — Year A

• The fast that God chooses — Isaiah 58:1–12 or 58:1–9a
• Light shines in the darkness — Psalm 112 or 112:1–9
• God’s wisdom revealed through the Spirit — I Corinthians 2 or 2:1–12
• The teaching of Christ: salt and light — Matthew 5:13–20

Liturgical Colors

Green