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| Sister Kateri Theriault |
FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
On this day in 1945 the United States exploded one of the two nuclear weapons ever used in war. Whatever you think about the ethics of the bombing, the fact is the strike on Hiroshima, Japan killed an estimated 66,000 men, women, and children and injured 69,000 others. Three days later the bomb over Nagasaki left 39,000 dead and 25,000 injured. In the 53 years following the bombings, 2,053 nuclear test explosions occurred around the world. To see their locations in chronological order, visit Japanese multimedia artist Isao Hashimoto’s animated map at ctbto.org/specials/1945-1998-by-isao-hashimoto/. The brightness of the transfigured Jesus’ garments revealed his divinity; the blast of an atomic weapon reveals humanity’s capacity for destruction.
Which path shall we choose?
TODAY’S READINGS: Deuteronomy 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Mark 9:2-10 (614)
“His clothes became dazzling white.”
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