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Oh, wondrous type of vision,

of glory that the church may shed,

Which lies upon the mountain shows,

Where brighter than a sun he goes. The hymn of the day of the transfiguration of our Lord, O wondrous type, O vision fair.

We know the events of the transfiguration.

Jesus' face shines like the sun.

He is robed in white.

He is attended by Elijah and Moses.

The disciples are struck with fear and awe. But what does this event mean and why does the church

celebrate it? Welcome back to Issues, etc. coming to you from the studios of Lutheran Public

Radio in Collinsville, Illinois. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. Joining us to look

forward to Sunday morning, according to the three-year lectionary in Luther's small catechisms

for the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Pastor Peter Bender, Pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Sussex,

Wisconsin, and director of the Concordia Catechetical Academy. Peter, welcome back.

Good to be with you, Todd. What would you

highlight, before we get into the propers of the catechetical connections that we'll find

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