TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD

LAST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2026​

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INTRODUCTION​

Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that
     comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On
     a high mountain Jesus is revealed as God’s beloved Son, echoing the words at
     his baptism. This vision of glory sustains us as Jesus faces his impending death
     in Jerusalem. We turn this week to Ash Wednesday and our yearly baptismal
     journey from Lent to Easter. Some churches put aside the alleluia at the
     conclusion of today’s liturgy. This word of joy will be omitted during the penitential
     season of Lent and will be sung again at Easter.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

O God, in the transfiguration of your Son you confirmed the mysteries of the faith
     by the witness of Moses and Elijah, and in the voice from the bright cloud
     declaring Jesus your beloved Son, you foreshadowed our adoption as your
     children. Make us heirs with Christ of your glory, and bring us to enjoy its fullness,
     through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
     Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.​

FIRST READING

EXODUS 24:12-18
At Mount Sinai, Moses experienced the presence of God for forty days and forty
     nights. The “glory of the Lord” settled on the mountain, and on the seventh day
     God called out to Moses. On the mountain God gave Moses the stone tablets
     inscribed with the ten commandments.

12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there; I will
     give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have
     written for their instruction.” 13 So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and
     Moses went up onto the mountain of God. 14 To the elders he had said, “Wait
     here for us, until we come back to you. Look, Aaron and Hur are with you;
     whoever has a dispute may go to them.”

     15 Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
     16 The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six
     days; on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the cloud. 17 Now the
     appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the
     mountain in the sight of the Israelites. 18 Moses entered the cloud and went up
     on the mountain. Moses was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.​

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PSALM

PSALM 2
(Response) You are my son; this day have I begotten you. (Ps. 2:7)

1 Why are the nations in an uproar?
Why do the peoples mutter empty threats?
2 Why do the kings of the earth rise up in revolt, and the princes plot together,
against the Lord and against the Lord’s anointed?
3 “Let us break their yoke,” they say;
“let us cast off their bonds from us.”
4 God whose throne is in heaven is laughing;
the Lord holds them in derision.
(Response) You are my son; this day have I begotten you. (Ps. 2:7)

5 Then in wrath God speaks to them,
and in rage fills them with terror.
6 “As for me, I have anointed my king
upon Zion, my holy mountain.”
7 Let me announce the decree of the Lord,
who said to me, “You are my son; this day have I begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance
and the ends of the earth for your possession.
(Response) You are my son; this day have I begotten you. (Ps. 2:7)

9 You shall crush them with an iron rod
and shatter them like a piece of pottery.”
10 And now, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Submit to the Lord with fear,
and with trembling bow in worship;
12 lest the Lord be angry, and you perish in a sudden blaze of wrath.
Happy are all who take refuge in God!
(Response) You are my son; this day have I begotten you. (Ps. 2:7)

SECOND READING

2ND PETER 1:16-21
At the transfiguration, God’s voice was heard, declaring Jesus to be the beloved
     Son. By the activity of the Holy Spirit, God’s voice continues to be heard through
     the word of scripture.

16 We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the
     power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his
     majesty. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice
     was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved,
     with whom I am well pleased.” 18 We ourselves heard this voice come from
     heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.

     19 So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be
     attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the
     morning star rises in your hearts. 20 First of all you must understand this, that no
     prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 because no
     prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy
     Spirit spoke from God.

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​​​​GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia. This is my Son, my Chosen, listen to him! Alleluia. (Luke 9:35)

GOSPEL READING

MATTHEW 17:1-9
Shortly before he enters Jerusalem, where he will be crucified, Jesus is revealed to Peter,
 James, and John in a mountaintop experience of divine glory called the transfiguration.

1 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and
     led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before
     them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light.
     3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then
     Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will set up
     three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While he was
     still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the
     cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to
     him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome
     by fear. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Get up and do not be
     afraid.” 8 And when they raised their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.

     9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no one

     about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

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