the coming challenges of the Passion, but as signs of a deep recognition of the eschatological importance of the moment: he recognizes Jesus’ glory truly as an anticipation of human fulfillment. Andrew also interprets the “bright cloud” overshadowing the mountain as a figure of the Holy Spirit, implying that it is only by receiving the Spirit ourselves in baptism that we can enter into a full and participative understanding of the Trinity. Andrew concludes his homily with a powerful exhortation to