“O He, Who united His Perfection and Light with the Holy Spirit, unite us also with the images of angels!”

26. Jesus conquered the hearts of people without revealing
His Essence. To everyone He revealed Himself as
much as they could comprehend. He did this so: to the
great He appeared as great, to the small He appeared as
small, to angels — as an angel, and to people — as a man.
At the same time, His Divinity was hidden from all. Some,
seeing Him, thought that they saw a person equal to
them.
But when He revealed Himself to His disciples in the
whole glory on the mountain — at that moment He was
not small but truly Great. But before this, He made His
disciples great, so that they could see His Greatness.

On that day, thanking the Father, He said: “O He, Who united
His Perfection and Light with the Holy Spirit,
unite us also with the images of angels!”