Visual Arts & Drama - Sunday, 15 February 2026 – Transfiguration of our Lord, Year A
SYMBOLS
Symbols for the transfiguration include:
– a mountain top, with a cloud above it and rays of light shining down – eg see the illustration in the TEV Bible for Exodus 19:19
– the two tablets of the covenant
– Jesus in glory – a stylised white-robed figure with a halo around the head and an oval-shaped aureole of small flames around the whole figure.
ICONS
The Transfiguration has been a popular scene in iconography. An icon (or other painting) of the Transfiguration may be displayed prominently on this day.
Altar Colour: White
You can access excellent examples of church art relevant to each season of the Church year on the Visual Arts website.PowerPoint Slides (Widescreen)
PowerPoint Slides (Standard 4:3)
Simply download your preferred slides and copy the liturgy and songs into each slide.
Drama
Dramatising the Readings
The readings can be read by more than one person to make the dramatic meaning of the text clearer.
For instance, the first reading could be read by three readers: narrator, the Lord, Moses; and the gospel by four readers: narrator (the pastor), Peter, voice from the cloud, Jesus.
