恭讀聖路加福音 9:28-36
那時候,耶穌帶著伯多祿、若望和雅各伯,上山祈禱。正當耶穌祈禱時,他的面容改變,他的衣服潔白發光。忽然,有兩個人,即梅瑟和厄里亞,同耶穌談話。他們顯現在光耀中,談論耶穌的去世,即耶穌在耶路撒冷,必要完成的事。伯多祿和他的同伴,都昏昏欲睡。他們一醒過來,就看見耶穌的光耀,及在耶穌旁邊侍立的兩個人。那兩個人正要離開時,伯多祿對耶穌說:「老師,我們在這裡真好!讓我們搭三個帳棚:一個為祢,一個為梅瑟,一個為厄里亞。」伯多祿原來不知道要說什麼。伯多祿說這話的時候,有一片雲彩遮蔽了耶穌、梅瑟和厄里亞。他們進入雲彩時,門徒就害怕起來。從雲中有聲音說:「這是我的兒子,我所揀選的,你們要聽從祂!」這聲音發出後,只見耶穌獨自一人。在那些日子,門徒都守了秘密,把所見的事,一點也沒有告訴任何人。
—基督的福音。
(2nd Sunday of Lent)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 9:28-36
28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Eli’jah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli’jah” — not knowing what he said. 34 As he said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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四十年代,日本侵略中國,外公外婆死於戰亂中之後,只有十來歲的媽媽,口袋裡只有一元三角,帶著兩個弟弟走難到香港。如果不是舅舅信賴媽媽,知道媽媽愛錫和保護他們,他們怎會跟隨媽媽到一個陌生的地方﹗
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同樣,今天的福音,耶穌變化面容,就是先給予宗徒們一口強心劑,要告訴他們祂是天主子,以後無論發生任何事,就算是祂毀傷得不像人形,也不要害怕,更不要無信;耶穌在祂受難之前行此事蹟,對宗徒們真是用心良苦﹗之後雖然宗徒們也曾跌倒過,但到最後亦能信賴祂,愛祂,甚至為祂而棄掉了性命﹗就因著耶穌與他們在先前建立的這份情誼,這份愛,堅定了他們﹗
是的﹗耶穌所流出的每滴血,都有我的份兒,都因我的罪孽加入了刺傷祂的行列。主耶穌,慈悲的君王,我信賴祂﹗因著祢的大愛,使我屢仆屢起,永不離開祢