The Diocese of Jefferson City (Missouri) celebrated the feast of the Transfiguration recently.

“Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, honoring when the apostles get their first real glimpse of Jesus in his ultimate glory,” the diocese said in an Aug. 6 Facebook post. “The Transfiguration, initially revealed to Peter, James, and John gives us a glimpse of Christ's glorious coming.”

The feast of the Transfiguration marks the occasion on which Jesus ascended Mount Tabor with three of his disciples—Peter, James and John—and Jesus became transfigured; a Britannica report said. The change in the physical appearance of Jesus revealed the Second Person of the Trinity, who was typically hidden during Jesus' life on earth.

Various Gospels offer accounts of the Transfiguration. Matthew Chapter 17 describes it like this: "There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. A voice then spoke to the Apostles and said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!’ The Apostles were frightened, but Jesus told them not to be afraid.”

Pope Francis spoke about the feast of the Transfiguration in 2017 in St. Peter's Square.

"The event of the Lord’s Transfiguration offers us a message of hope — thus shall we be, with Him —: it invites us to encounter Jesus, to be at the service of our brothers and sisters," he said, quoted on Vatican.va.

“The disciples’ ascent up Mount Tabor leads us to reflect on the importance of disengaging from worldly matters, in order to make a journey toward heaven and to contemplate Jesus,” the pontiff continued. "It is a matter of being attentive to the careful and prayerful listening of Christ, the beloved Son of the Father, seeking intimate moments of prayer that allow for the docile and joyful welcoming of the Word of God. In this spiritual ascent, in this disengagement from worldly matters, we are called to rediscover the peaceful and regenerative silence of meditating on the Gospel, on the reading of the Bible, which leads to a destination rich in beauty, splendor and joy."