(Lent II — A) The Transfiguration

The first Sunday of Lent reminded us of the Christian combat we pledged to join during our baptism. During this second Sunday, we are invited to look into another aspect of our baptism: our assimilation into Christ. When we were baptized we were claimed through the sign of the cross for the resurrection. To the disciples who have not gotten over the shocking statements of Jesus regarding discipleship, the transfiguration is a consoling event reassuring them that suffering and death is not the last word.