TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH 2024.

EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.

FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD.

FIRST READING
His clothing was as white as snow.
DANIEL 7: 9 – 10, 13 – 14.

As I looked, thrones were placed and one that was ancient of days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgement, and the books were opened. I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

The Word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 97: 1 – 2, 5 – 6 and 9 (R.) 1a, 9a.

R/. The Lord is king, the most high above all the earth.

The Lord is king, let earth rejoice;
let the many islands be glad.
Cloud and darkness surround him;
Justice and right are the
foundation of his throne. R/.

The mountains melt like wax
Before the face of the Lord,
Before the face of the Lord of all the earth.
The skies proclaim his justice;
all peoples see his glory. R/.

For you indeed are the Lord
most high above all the earth,
exalted far above all gods. R/.

SECOND READING
We heard this voice borne from heaven.
2ND PETER 1: 16 – 19

Beloved: We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eye witnesses of his majesty. For when he received honour and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” we heard this voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

The Word of the Lord.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Matthew 17: 5c

Alleluia.
This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.
Alleluia.

GOSPEL
His face shone like the sun.
MARK 9: 2b – 10.

At that time: Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; And he was transfigured before them, and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. And 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 Elijah.” For he did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid. And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son, listen to him.” And suddenly looking around they no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of man should have risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Chipiri 6 Nyamavhuvhu – August;

Zuvaguru rokuShanduka kwaTenzi

Chiverengo chokutanga:
Dhanieri 7,9-10.13-14

Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mubhuku roMuporofita Dhanieri
9 Muzviratidzo ndakaona pakagadzikirwa zvigaro zvoumambo, iye Chidzachapo ndokubva
agara pachigaro chake.
Hanzu dzake dzakanga dzakati ngwe-e kuchena
sechando,iro vhudzi riri mumusoro make,
rakachena kuti mbu-u, sewuru yakanakisisa.
Chigaro chake choumambo, chakanga chiri
marimi omoto anovavaya,
mavhiri acho ari moto chaiwo.
10 Kakova chaiko kemoto kaiyerera, kachitangira
mberi kwake.
Zviuru nezviuru zvaimushandira,
gumi rezviuru rakapetwa kagumi, rakanga
rimire paari, pakagarwa dare rokutonga,
mabhuku akazarurwa.
13 Muzviratidzo izvozvo usiku, ndakaona hezvo
nomumakore mudenga, kuchiuya mumwe anenge mwanakomana womunhu.
Akasvika kuna Chidzachapo, akabva asumwa
kwaari.
14 Iye ndokupiwa utongi, nembiri, noumambo
kuitira kuti vanhu vamarudzi ose zvawo,
ndudzi nendudzi, ndimi nendimi, vave
vokumushandira, hutongi hwake, huri
hutongi hwokugara nokugara husingazombofa hwakapera, umambowo hwake, umambo
husingafi hwakaparadzwa.
Shoko raTenzi.

Rwiyo rwokutsinhira:
Nziyo 97,1-2.5-6.9. (D – 1+9)

(D) – TENZI ndiMambo mukurukuru pasi pose.
1 TENZI ndimambo, nyika ngaifare,
imi zvitsuwa zvizhinji farai.
2 Makore nezarima zvakamukomberedza,
ururami noruenzaniso ndizvo hwaro
hwechigaro chake chokutonga.
(D) – TENZI ndiMambo mukurukuru pasi pose.
5 Makomo anonyungudika senamo pamberi paTENZI, pamberi paTENZI wapasi pose.
6Matenga anoparidza ururami hwake,
vanhu vose vanonzwa mbiri yake.
(D) – TENZI ndiMambo mukurukuru pasi pose.
9 Nokuti imi TENZI ndimi mukurukuru pasi pose.
Imi munorumbidzwa zvakanyanya kupinda
vamwari vose.
(D) – TENZI ndiMambo
mukurukuru pasi pose.

Chiverengo chechipiri:
2 Pita 1,16-19

Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mutsamba yechipiri yaPita
Vadikanwi, 16 hatina kutevedza ngano dzokungofungira patakakuzivisai nezvesimba, uye nezvekuuya kwaTenzi wedu Jesu Kristu.
Takanga tiri zvapupu zvakazvionera nameso ukuru
ukuru hwake, 17 nokuti paakapiwa rukudzo, nembiri, naMwari Baba izwi rakauya kwaari richibva
Mukupenya Kukuru richiti, “Uyu ndiye Mwanakomana wangu wapamwoyo, wandinofadzwa naye
zvikuru.”
18 Takanzwa izwi iri richibva kudenga nokuti
takanga tinaye pagomo rinoera riya. 19 Naizvozvo,
tine shoko rechiporofita rakanyatsosimbisiswa
Zviri nani kwamuri kuriteerera semwenje unovheneka munzvimbo ine rima kusvikira zuva rabuda
uye hweva yabuda mumwoyo menyu.
Shoko raTenzi.

Kupemberera Shoko Rakanaka:
Mateu 17,5c

Areruya, Areruya. Uyu ndiye Mwanakomana
wangu wapamwoyo wandinofadzwa naye,
munzwei. Areruya.

Shoko Rakanaka: Mariko 9,2-10

Inzwai Shoko Rakanaka rakanyorwa naMariko
2 Jesu akatora Pita, naJemusi, naJohani, ndokuvatungamirira mugomo refu vari pachavo voga. Akasanduka pamberi pavo. 3Hanzu dzake dzakapenya
dzikachena kuti mbu-u chaizvo zvokuti hapana
musuki pasi pano angagone kudzichenesa kudaro.
4 Ipapo vakabva vaona Eriya naMosesi vachitaurirana naJesu.
5Zvino Pita akabva ataurawo kuna Jesu achiti, “I-i,
mudzidzisi, zvakanaka sei kuti tive pano! Ngatichivakai matumba matatu, rimwe renyu, rimwe
raMosesi, rimwe raEriya.” 6 Akanga asingazivi
zvaaitaura nokuti vakanga vabatwa nokutya
kukuru kwazvo.
7Gore rakavafukidza, izwi rikabva mugore richiti,
“Uyu ndiye Mwanakomana wangu wapamwoyo,
munzwei.”
8Pakarepo vakazoti ringe-ringei, wanei hapachisina
wavachamboona kunze kwaJesu chete aiva navo.
9Pavakanga vachiburuka mugomo, akavatsindidza
kuti vasataurire munhu zvavakanga vaona kusvikira Mwanakomana womunhu amuka kuvafi.
Vakachengetedza zvinhu izvi mumwoyo mavo,
vachizvibvunza kuti, “kumuka kuvafi kunorevei.”

Shoko Rakanaka raTenzi.

*GOSPEL REFLECTION: The Glory of the Transfiguration*_Tuesday, August 6, 2024__Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified. Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came a voice, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” (Mark 9:5–7)_Just prior to the Transfiguration, Jesus began to reveal to His disciples that He would suffer greatly, be rejected by the elders, be killed and then rise on the third day. This caused much fear for the disciples as they grappled with this unsettling revelation from our Lord. And even though Jesus remained firm with them and even rebuked Peter for his fear, Jesus also gave three of His disciples a very precious gift.After much traveling, preaching, miracle working and private conversations about His passion with the Twelve, Jesus invited Peter, James and John to go with Him up a high mountain to pray. These disciples most likely had no idea what they would soon encounter. As they made the difficult and arduous journey, their minds must have been pondering not only the mighty deeds done by Jesus in the previous months but also His words about the suffering to come. As they struggled with this, much to their amazement, Jesus “was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white.” Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, representing the Law and the prophets. These two Old Testament figures appeared as a way of saying to these disciples that everything that Jesus was telling them was to take place to fulfill all that had been foretold about Him from of old. Perhaps Jesus thought that if His disciples would not fully listen to Him, then seeing Moses and Elijah would help. But Jesus went even further. The Voice of the Father Himself thundered and said, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Thus, if these disciples would not ultimately listen to Jesus alone, or if even Moses and Elijah failed to convince them, then the last hope was the Father Himself. And Jesus delivered such a grace.The Transfiguration was a true mercy. These disciples had never seen anything like it before. But it was most likely this act of mercy that ultimately helped them to accept the hard truth that Jesus was trying to teach them about His coming suffering and death. If the Father in Heaven Personally gave witness to Jesus, then everything that Jesus had said was trustworthy.As we read through the Gospels and the many teachings God has given us through the Church, think about whether there are some teachings with which you struggle? Or in your own life, on a personal level, are there some things you know God wants of you but you find it difficult to accept? When confusion sets in, that means we are not listening, are not fully hearing what God is saying to us or are not understanding. And though we will not see the Transfigured Lord with our eyes and hear the Voice of the Father with our ears as these three disciples did, we must choose to believe all that God has said as if it were the Transfigured Lord, with Moses and Elijah, and the Father Himself speaking clearly and directly to us. “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Those words were not only spoken for the good of the disciples, they are also spoken to us.https://youtu.be/3GABVn7WQ0Q?si=xzg2d40HGP2DgJyx*Reflect,* today, upon this powerful experience given to these disciples by our Lord. Try to place yourself in the scene so as to witness Jesus transfigured in the most glorious way, with Moses and Elijah and with the thundering Voice of the Father. Allow the Father to speak also to you, telling you that all He has spoken through the Scriptures, the Church and within your own conscience is true. Allow this revelation to convince you on the deepest level to acknowledge not only the divinity of Jesus but also to “Listen to Him” in every way.*PRAYER:*_My transfigured Lord, You are glorious beyond imagination, and You revealed a small glimpse of this glory to Your disciples to help them trust You more fully. May I also trust in You more completely, knowing that all You have spoken to me is true. Please remove any doubt and fear in my life so that nothing keeps me from embracing Your holy will. Jesus, I trust in You.