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Commentary to the Second Sunday of Lent (C)

Peter, James and John did not want it to end. What did they not want to end? They didn't want this special touch of heaven, this transformation or transfiguration of the Lord, this visit by Moses and Elijah, none of this, they didn't want any of it to end. "Let's put up tents,” they said. "Let's hold on to this moment,” they meant. But it had to end.