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The story so far... Jesus has been teaching his disciples and they know he is a holy man, but they do not yet understand his mission to suffer and die.
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Jesus powerfully reveals his true nature: both human and divine.
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This story is called, “The Transfiguration’. ‘Transfiguration’ simply means to change its appearance. When Jesus is transfigured, his appearance is changed to appear to the disciples as he really is, both God and man.
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I wonder... ... why Moses and Elijah were there with Jesus?
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... why the disciples were frightened by the voice from the cloud?
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... why Jesus asked the disciples to keep what they had seen a secret?
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Butterflies are symbols of transfiguration. 1. Fold your paper in half, open it and choose your paint colours.
3. Then carefully fold the blank side onto the painted side and smooth firmly.
2. On one side of the paper, dab your paint to make wings.
4. Open your paper and you have butterfly wings!
6. With a black or brown marker, draw the butterfly body, legs, antennae and eyes.
5. Leave it to dry. Consider this
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Opening Prayer [Light the candle] [Make the sign of the cross]
Leader: Lord God, you revealed to the disciples that Jesus is both human and divine. [Place butterflies in sacred space]
Leader: Jesus you came to save us from sin and death. READ ON
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All:
We praise and we thank you.
Leader: Jesus you showed your glory to the disciples. All:
We praise and we thank you.
Leader: Jesus, you call us to live in you. All:
We praise and we thank you.
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All:
Lord Jesus, just as the caterpillar is transformed into a butterfly, help us to be transformed also. Turn our hearts towards you so that we might be more like you.
[Sign of the Cross]
Amen.
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Why were Moses and Elijah important? These are two of the greatest prophets of the Jewish scriptures or Old Testament. Moses was the only person to speak to God face-to-face and live. Elijah heard God in the gentle breeze while praying on the mountainside.Their meeting with Jesus on a mountain shows that he is the fulfilment of God’s promises. Read to me HOME
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