Friends, welcome to Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Word on Fire is an

apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization using media both old and

new to share the faith on every continent and to facilitate an encounter with

Christ and His Church. The efforts of Word on Fire engage the culture and bring

the transformative power of God's Word where it is most needed. Today we invite

you to join Bishop Robert Barron as he preaches the gospel and shares the

warmth and light of Christ with each one of us. Peace be with you friends. It's a

wonderful grace that the feast of the transfiguration this year falls on

Sunday. So we're gonna as our Sunday readings examine this marvelous event

from the life of Jesus that has so captivated the minds of Christians from

the very beginning. Think of the artist and poets up and down the ages who've

loved this scene of the transfiguration. But notice please the first reading the

church gives us for today. It might strike you as curious but it's very

apropos. It's from the seventh chapter of the book of the prophet Daniel.

Fascinating book by the way. You can read it in a couple of sittings. If you're

interested go to your Old Testament find the book of the prophet Daniel. Well Daniel

chapter seven is the account of a vision that Daniel has of a series of

beasts rising from the sea. Well these symbolize a series of kingdoms that will

emerge. Worldly kingdoms. Each one giving way each one being destroyed. In

preparation for a final kingdom the kingdom of God. And at the close of that

then he has this magnificent vision of the ancient of days of God sitting on

his throne and then coming on the clouds of heaven. He says one like a son of

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