17:1 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.
17:2 And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.
17:1 Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you:
17:2 Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.
The Three Young Men in the Fiery Furnace, celebrated during the Nativity Fast as a reminder of the grace acquired through fasting (15th century icon of the Novgorod school).