A.D. 2009 February 22

The Last Sunday After the Epiphany (Transfiguration Sunday)

Ivan Rutkovych, Transfiguration, c. 1697–c. 1699, National Museum of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.

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

Lessons

Revised Common Lectionary — Year B

Elijah taken up to heaven — II Kings 2:1–12
God shines forth in glory — Psalm 50:1–6
God’s light seen in Christ — II Corinthians 4:3–6
Christ revealed as God’s beloved Son — Mark 9:2–9

Liturgical Colors

Green

The Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany

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

Lessons

Revised Common Lectionary — Year B

Rivers in the desert — Isaiah 43:18–25
Heal me, O God — Psalm 41
Every promise of God is a “yes” — II Corinthians 1:18–22
The healing of a paralyzed man — Mark 2:1–12

Liturgical Colors

Green