by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“1. ‘Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has Risen’ (Lk 24:5). … the two men dressed ‘in dazzling apparel’ rekindle the hope of the women who … rushed to the tomb …. They … experienced the tragic events culminating in Christ’s crucifixion … the sadness and the confusion. In the hour of
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“… We are the children of the apostolic witnesses. That is why we still gather early in the morning on the first day of every week to celebrate this feast of the empty tomb, give thanks for ‘Christ our life,’ as today’s Epistle calls Him. Baptized into His death and Resurrection, we live the heavenly life of the risen Christ,
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“Christ has been raised from the dead: you also, arise! … It is the Day of the Resurrection, and this beginning of a new world has good auspices! Let us then keep the feast with joy: let us embrace one another with the kiss of peace! … Yesterday I was crucified with Christ; today I am glorified with him; yesterday
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“In today’s Gospel we encounter two discouraged and broken men making their way to Emmaus. The text describes them as ‘downcast.’ …. They are also moving in the wrong direction, West, away from Jerusalem, away form the resurrection. They have their backs to the Lord, rising in the East. The men cannot see or understand God’s Plan. They cannot ‘see’
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“How does #Jesus make himself known at #Emmaus? First, He interprets ‘all the Scriptures’ as referring to Him. In today’s First Reading and Epistle, Peter also opens the Scriptures to proclaim the meaning of Christ’s death according to the Father’s ‘set plan’ — foreknown before the foundation of the world. … In every Eucharist, we reenact that Easter Sunday at
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“… The early Church realized that Jesus’ timing of the first two Masses (Eucharists) was very significant. Led by the Spirit (Jn 16:13), they devoted themselves to the breaking of the bread, that is, the Mass (Acts 2:42). Wherever the Church has emphasized devotion to the Mass throughout its history, it has seen the love, power, and glory of God.
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“Their eyes were opened and they recognized him. … Don’t you wish you could have been there when Cleopas and his friend were walking to Emmaus? Wouldn’t it have been exciting to hear Jesus interpreting the Scriptures and to see the look in their eyes when they recognized him in the breaking of the bread? Well, in a sense, we
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“There were two Disciples on a journey together. They did not believe and yet they were speaking about the Lord. Suddenly He Himself appeared but in a form they were unable to …. They invited Him to share their company, as one does with a traveler … So they prepared the table, set the meal, and the God whom they
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“… It would be pointless to speculate much about the nature of Jesus’ resurrection. Someone asked me, “Since He had a body, how could He go through doors?” A simple answer would be that it isn’t said He went through doors, but that He appeared among them, even though the doors were locked. Luke and John are at pains to
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“… Some people want Jesus without the Church. No can do. Jesus is found in His Church, among those who have gathered. There is surely joy to be found in a personal relationship with Jesus, but the Lord also announced a special presence whenever two or three are gathered in His name. It is essential for us to discover how
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