Télen-nyáron, égen-földön…: A színeváltozás üzenetei a liturgikus évben

The paper examines the narrative of the Transfiguration (Matt 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-10; Luke 9:28-36) within the liturgical year. In the Roman liturgy, in addition to the Feast of the Transfiguration in summer (6 August), the pericope is also read on the second Sunday of Lent, in winter or early spring. In the Liturgy of the Word, this passage, heard twice a year, is associated with other readings. This paper proposes a biblical-spiritual-liturgical approach, paying attention to the context of the readings, asking how contexts shed light on the liturgical readings, whom and what we should listen to, and how we should listen to the Gospel. The analysis starts from the oldest Gospel, Mark, read in Year B, as a basis for comparing the Synoptic passages, and highlights the particularities of the parallel narratives. Then, in the light of the readings of Years A, B, and C, the paper attempts to shed light on the context of the scriptural passages and summarise the message of the Transfiguration from winter (or spring) to summer.