Prayer Prompt before reading LK 24:13-35: Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray well, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father is and God the Son so that I may know who I am.
“WITH THAT THEIR EYES WERE OPENED AND THEY RECOGNIZED HIM, BUT HE VANISHED FROM THEIR SIGHT.” LK 24:13-35
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Acts 3:1-10
As Christians we are called to help others, the greatest in need. We are to take care of those who nobody else will even come close to. Today, Peter must have felt something inside of him, maybe compassion for the cripple. Do you have the urge inside of you to help the least of God’s people or help the greatest of sinners?
It is interesting to me who Peter is so interested in helping after Christ’s resurrection. How does Peter know what to say to heal the man, “in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, rise and walk.” This reminds me of, “Every knee shall bend in the heavens, on the earth, and under the earth to the name Jesus Christ.” Philippians 2:10-11
I am crippled in many ways, I think we all are in some way. Matthew Kelly, in his book “Rediscover Jesus” reminds us that we all have blind spots. Things others recognize in us that we don’t see in ourselves. Things our pride and ego have pushed away for so long we totally miss them about ourselves.
The things people never say to us but talk to others about because they don’t want to hurt our feelings. We all need Jesus Christ the Nazorean to heal us. When we recognize our brokenness and come to Jesus for healing we will be “walking and jumping and praising God.”
Lk 24:13-35
Does Jesus need to come back for us to know everything we need to know about how we are saved? Jesus said to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, “Oh how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
Jesus proceeds to talk about all of the prophecies He fulfilled. When asked, “How are you saved or why did you need a Savior, can you answer it? Most Catholics can’t. This might be “put in your mirror” material, so get ready to write it down.
1. Jesus Christ had to die and rise. (God redeeming His people after the fall of Adam and Eve; Jesus is the new Adam, Mary is the second Eve) There in the Garden Adam and Eve sinned, there in the Garden Jesus begins to reverse/redeem the Original Sin in his Passion and death. In the Garden lies the tomb Jesus resurrected from.
2. Repent and be baptized. (Repent means to change the way you think about everything, This is our response to God’s love and mercy for His people; allow God to transform you with His grace) We have to eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood; receive the Eucharist to have eternal life. Confession is the bridge through Jesus Christ that restores us with the Father after Baptism.
3. Live our Baptismal promises out daily. I reject Satan. I believe Jesus is the Son of God (Creed)… (Are you rejecting Satan and fighting sin with a resolute heart? When falling are you going to confession often? We have amnesia (forget a lot) so we need to remind ourselves of what we believe daily through reading the Scriptures and the catechism (Youcat-did you ask for one for Easter?)
We cannot worship something we do not know and you will live what you believe. Is the Word of God forming you or Youtube, Netflix, and video games? So, what do you believe? Your eternal state which cannot be changed depends on it. Live with the end in mind.
Last, Jesus uses the breaking of the bread to reveal Himself to the disciples. On Passover, Holy Thursday, He gives us Himself in the bread and wine until He returns. Do you believe the Eucharist is Jesus Christ? Think about it next time you go to Mass. Jesus says we must eat His flesh and drink His blood to have eternal life. This is serious and a requirement!
Buy a book about the Eucharist and read it before Mass. The Youcat says the origin of the Liturgy/Mass is God. It is when He gives Himself to us, He cannot give any more than Himself! Go to Mass more often. Honestly, what do we really believe in? We can’t worship or build a relationship with someone we don’t know.
Today’s challenge: Recognize we are crippled and we need Jesus the Nazorean to help us leap for joy into heaven. Be able to answer how we are saved as Christians (this is your Christian identity-we can’t live out something we can’t identify with) and most importantly live it-become a saint! Recognize Jesus here and now in the Eucharist, Adoration, prayer, the Scriptures, and all the people God has put into your life!
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; we will live again!)
Be a believer, become a saint!
Jesus Christ, I believe, help my unbelief!
“WITH THAT THEIR EYES WERE OPENED AND THEY RECOGNIZED HIM, BUT HE VANISHED FROM THEIR SIGHT.” LK 24:13-35. Something that stood out to me about this is that when the disciples saw Jesus alive they thought they were seeing a ghost or maybe it was a memory of him but when they looked closer Jesus vanished.
This is saying that if we do not deal with our grief then we will not be able to recognize God for who he really is.
“We cannot worship something we do not know and you will live what you believe.” This stood out to me because I think it is trying to convey that you cannot believe in something unless that something has giving you things you would not be able to have without it. Like without God, no one would be living on this rock.
while reading this gospel, I noticed that the disciples could not see Jesus when he was standing right in front of him. their eyes were only opened when he broke the bread and said the blessing later that night. we can all relate this to our lives somehow. sometimes we feel in desperate need of God and try to search for him, but he’s really standing in front of us the whole time. we need to live with our eyes open and ready to speak to God.
The story of the road to Emmaus reveals that Jesus walks with us even in our deepest despair and doubt, often disguised within the ordinary events of our lives. By revealing Himself through the scriptures and the breaking of the bread, He transforms our sadness into burning hearts, calling us to recognize his living presence in community and communion.
Jesus is in everyone. when you disrespect a homeless person or the riches person on earth you are disrespecting God. it is hard to be nice to people everyday. but that is what Jesus did. Jesus says when you get slapped on one cheek thurn the other. he wants you to not fight back or start problems with other people he wants you to get to heaven with him.
In this scripture reflection, what stood out to me is the line “Is the Word of God forming you or Youtube, Netflix, and video games?” This stood out to me because I know of many people my age who only believe what they hear online. Its important to remember how easy things can be fabricated to look like the truth. Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference between Jesus’s truth, and what others believe is the truth.
I think of myself as the people on the road to Emmaus because I find it hard to believe what I have heard sometimes. The disciples have heard all of the great things about Jesus, but they don’t even recognize Him. At the end, they finally realize it is Jesus, and this is how I am a lot.
Today’s Gospel talks about how when Jesus was raised from the dead, on the third day, he showed himself to Simon and many others. Yet they didn’t know it was Jesus. Why? The reason why I believe they couldn’t recognize Jesus was either the fact that they were too astonished by Jesus being alive, and there being no body in the tomb, where Jesus was layed. Or that there hearts were not spiritual enough, for example, right after Jesus broke the bread, gave blessing, and gave it to them, that is when they realized he was Jesus. Right after communion. I’m not saying every time you have communion you should see Jesus, no. You will rarely see Jesus eye to eye. Anyway after he broke bread he disappeared, he spent time with them, to see if they were spiritually clean enough to see him, when they could not, he said communion. He cleaned their spirits so then they could recognize him. That’s what I believe happened in today’s Gospel.
What really stuck out to me was “We cannot worship someone we do not know.” We need to get to know Jesus and thank Him.
Jesus shouldn’t need to give you something for you to love and surrender yourself completly and fully to him. He has already given up his life for you in torture, in suffering and pain. Yet we still want our eyes to be opened, maybe that thing we have been asking for isn’t apart of God’s plan for you, maybe he knows it will destroy you later so he takes it away now. Our eyes being opened to him is not a physical thing but spiritual. The best yet the hardest thing you can do is give up your whole life to Jesus Christ.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus breaks the bread to reveal Himself and show Himself to His disciples. These two travelers invited Jesus to have dinner with them, and were talking about Jesus, even though they didn’t realize it was Jesus! He then broke the bread and they realized it was Him. We are like the travelers in this story. Sometimes, we don’t realize when Jesus is really there. We don’t fully open our hearts to Him, and that makes us forget and not have a good relationship with the Father. If we give ourselves to Jesus, we will remember Him and keep Him close with us!
“And it happened that, while he was with them at table,
he took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and gave it to them.
With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him,
but he vanished from their sight.”
In today’s scripture reading, it really stuck out to me when it says we have to help others who need help in their lives. We need to be the ones who come up to that person and help them, because other people will not even come close to them. We also have to recognize ourselves because sometimes we don’t recognize things about ourselves but others can see it. They can see how we push away people with pride and ego that we don’t even recognize ourselves do. We need Jesus to help us with our sin and suffering. Because when we hurt others, we push away the ones we should have held close. Jesus had to die and resurrect, he could have saved himself, but no he stayed on that cross and died for you to have a free life and when you die to have eternal life and rest with him. When we are baptized, we are giving ourselves to the Lord and we are empowered by the Holy Spirit with grace and love which God allows us to receive. I believe Jesus is the Son of God. We cannot believe in a false God because we have God who died and rose up from the dead for you to be saved from sin and all evil Have a good rest of your day!!! God loves you so much!!! God Bless!! Viva Cristo Rey!!
In today’s Gospel, Jesus was welcomed into a house by people who did not recognize Him. But when He broke the bread their eyes were opened, but Jesus vanished in front of their eyes. He didn’t vanish He was still there just in the bread that He broke. Their eyes were opened that the bread is Jesus, that the bread is His body.
Yes, I believe Jesus is the Eucharist and life. It was telling me to do things like help those that need help.
Today’s Gospel told me that Jesus was with the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus. They didn’t know it was Jesus but Jesus decided to walk with them.
It proves that Jesus is always present with us even if we don’t think that He is with us! He will always be watching over us and with us no matter where we are at. Sometimes we don’t know that He is there just like the Disciples didn’t know that He was there too. We have to listen to God and pray to Him!
“WITH THAT THEIR EYES WERE OPENED AND THEY RECOGNIZED HIM, BUT HE VANISHED FROM THEIR SIGHT.” what this means to me is that when Jesus was with the disciples the disciples saw him do all these things so they followed him but when he was crucified And Jesus was took away from them and they started to doubt who he really was because if he was the messiah he could easily not have been killed he could’ve saved himself
Two disciples were walking to Emmaus, complaining that Jesus had been killed and wasn’t around anymore. A stranger, who was actually Jesus, joined them and explained how the scriptures predicted his death and resurrection. When they sat down to eat, Jesus broke bread, and they finally realized who he was, at which point he disappeared. They immediately rushed back to tell the others in Jerusalem that Jesus was alive and had appeared to them.
We cannot worship something we do not know and you will live what you believe. Is the Word of God forming you or video games, television, or anything that is not loving or worshiping God.If you love things on earth more than Jesus you are not going to make it to heaven.So try and make sure to go to mass every Sunday and holiday Masses so that you make it to heaven and follow the 12 commandments. And always stay close to God.
In today’s gospel, Jesus was invited to eat with some people. While eating he heard them talking about Jesus. Then he finally reveals himself to them by breaking the bread in half and showing himself. This was the first time they saw Jesus after he resurrected from the dead.
In today’s Gospel, Luke 24:13-35, It talks about the trip to Emmaus and how Jesus was standing in front of the Apostles and they couldn’t see him, from this I think I learned that Jesus is in front of us 24/7 but our eyes aren’t open so we cant see him so we need to open our eyes and follow the Lord before it is to late.
As Christians we are called to help others, the greatest in need.Jesus proceeds to talk about all of the prophecies He fulfilled. We are loved and we need to believe in him
The disciples did not recognize Jesus thinking He was just a stranger. The disciples decided to walk with the “stranger” until the sun had set. As the sun started to set, Jesus told the disciples He would move onward. The disciples encouraged Him to stay with them since it was starting to turn nightfall. Jesus accepted and had dinner with them where He would break the bread revealing Himself to them. Jesus breaking the bread and revealing Himself reminds me that we should try to find Jesus’ likeness in every person. We should always treat others as we would treat Jesus.
In today’s Gospel the disciples are walking and discussing what has happened in the last few days. Jesus approaches them but they do not recognize him. The disciples tell Jesus what has happened, yet they seem to not believe. The disciples are starting to doubt Jesus because in their mind the Messiah should not have been so easily killed. Jesus tells them that the suffering was necessary for the world to be saved, and still, the disciples don’t recognize him until Jesus breaks the bread.
Today in the Gospel is when Jesus walked with apostles on the road to Emmaus and they didn’t notice him. So this means Jesus is always with us even though it might not feel like it.
In today’s Gospel two travelers are going to Emmaus when Jesus appeared to them. They did not recognize him because there eyes and hearts were closed because they no longer believed. We are like the travelers in the story we do not always see Jesus but he is always there.
In today’s Reading, it talks about a crippled man from birth who would always beg for alms as people passed by. Peter and John were going to the temple and saw him. Peter had told the man to rise up and walk and people were astounded that the cripple they had seen begging was now walking and praising the Lord. This shows us how powerful God is and how he can work through people and how he shows mercy to everyone.
Today’s Gospel is about the disciples on the road to Emmaus. They are walking and talking about the events of the crucifixion but have no idea that Jesus is there with them. They believed that he was the one through the scriptures, but despite all of their Prophesies they still din’t fully believe that he had risen. They probably just thought he was stolen from the tomb like many from our world today. Not exactly literally but they have no use for the Sacraments or the Catholic Church in general. Faith is not something that comes easy and to get it you have to pray, not see. That is what faith is.
after Jesus died the apostles were lost, scattered, and scared. and on the third day they had heard that his body was gone from the tomb that he laid in. Jesus had risen but they still didn’t understand what it meant that he had risen. So Jesus went to see them and they still did not recognize him until he broke the bread and said the blessing and then they recognized him and then he disappeared. i think this gospel shows that even when we think Jesus is dead or is not with us he is alive and we should always believe.
I think that the Gospel ties up everything about Easter, throughout Jesus’ life he was preaching to the people of the Lord and was followed by many, even till the day of his condemnation he still had believers. But once Jesus died many thought it was the end of the line of Christianity, not that it had even been formed yet. But they started doubting everything Jesus said,” I will tear down the temple, and in three days rebuild it”. If one thing he said was false, couldn’t everything else be also. Even the most believable things could just be a lie. That’s exactly why the third day is so important, Easter. To clarify everything Jesus said was to be believed in. To show it probably wasn’t a lie. Maybe even everything was true, and it is. And its what we believe in today.
I love the story of the road to Emmaus because it shows how we can so easily not notice Jesus in our lives but when we do it is the most amazing thing ever.
Todays Gospel is telling me to help others in need and to be kind. I need to reach out to God when I need help so I can reach heaven.
“The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread. This stuck out to me because the whole time they were walking with Jesus and they didn’t find out til the end.
I think the reason that the two disciples didn’t recognize Jesus at first is because they were in doubt and maybe still in shock, or because they started to believe that He was the earthly prophet and not the Heavenly one.
Something I took from the Gospel, is that when Jesus was walking with the people, they didn’t know he was there, until Jesus broke the bread. I think the Gospel is hinting me that Jesus is always with us at our highs and lows, and even though we don’t notice him, he is there with us.
The disciples could not recognize that Jesus was with them. He interpreted the scriptures for them and they still couldn’t recognize Him. Finally, in the breaking of bread they recognized that it was truly Jesus. This reminds me of our daily life because God is always with us but we especially recognize his presence in the Eucharist.
what I got out to the gospel today was that there was two travelers and they didn’t know what Jesus looked like, and asked questions to him. I think that we are like the two travelers because Jesus is with us everywhere but we do not realize that he is with us at all times.
¨ Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” stuck out to me because its telling me how no one cared about Jesus and they wanted him to suffer.
In today’s gospel God is saying to me that Jesus was crucified and the apostles and Some women did not see Jesus in the tomb. The women saw a vision of angels and told them that Jesus was alive.
Does Jesus need to come back for us to know everything we need to know about how we are saved? i really like this line, but i don’t really know what to say about it. to me it just feels like one of those things that you could go sit and think about for a while and never come up with a true answer. that’s just my take on this; i’m sure somebody could but probably not me.
Jesus is saying that we should be kind to others just as he was kind to us.
We all have imperfections and flaws that we may not see but others do. You need God to heal you and to help fix those flaws. Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins. The more you fight that pride, the more that you start to recognize those flaws. If you are humble, you can see those imperfections which can help you fix those flaws.
“As Christians we are called to help others, the greatest in need. We are to take care of those who nobody else will even come close to.” If we are friends with a person or even if were not friends with someone, always look out for them and care for them. It might be hard to do that but it will be nice to care for someone even if you don’t like them. And if they aren’t nice back to you, oh well its okay just don’t let that bother you.
“WITH THAT THEIR EYES WERE OPENED AND THEY RECOGNIZED HIM, BUT HE VANISHED FROM THEIR SIGHT.” What this means to me is that God truly reserected from the dead like he told. God is truly always right and that he also told us that he would ascend back to heaven which is when he vanished.
In the Gospel today Jesus’ disciples were walking when they met Jesus, but did not know it. We must treat everyone like they are God because whatever we do to our neighbor we do to God. When we sin it blinds us from God and we cannot see Him. But when we repent and pray, we are able to see His glory.
I think today Jesus was trying to tell me that for us to love and be kind to others they shouldnt have to giver us something. We should love people for what they have to offer faith wise and personalitty wise. We should love them because they make us better.
Something that stuck out to me today in the Gospel was “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us? So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together” cherish the people that are with you today because one day you will be sad and wondering all the things you could have done.
In today’s Gospel, I got the message of needing to help others in need and to not focus it all on myself. God always put others first, so why cant we?
“Live with the end in mind.” We should be good catholic examples of God. we are called to follow him and share his words and love with others. we should live everyday knowing we are meant to live for something greater than ourselves. The end to your earthly life is not truly the end we have eternal life with God in heaven. In order to get to heaven we have to live like Jesus. Loving like Jesus is walking with the “stranger”
Jesus didn’t just die on the cross, there’s more there than that. Jesus allowed himself to die. He is the most powerful person ever, yet he chose to die. Someone so powerful chose to die for us and our sins out of love. He knew we would sin and sin again; however, in every story line Jesus would chose you and love you every single time without fail.
In today’s Gospel, I think God is trying to tell me that we need to be open to Him. We should always be prepared to listen to His message and plan for us. Especially during heart-break or when we have despair. We should open our hearts to Him evermore and just listen and pray. He always has a plan for us so we should listen to that plan and follow it. Since we should always be trying to do His will over every other matter.
Today’s Gospel talks about Jesus’s disciples coming to realize that Jesus actually rose from the dead. I think that it would be pretty hard to believe if that happened to a close friend or family member. If you went to their funeral and then saw them a week later, walking through the store or something, that would be really shocking and awe-striking! But in that person’s case, it most likely wasn’t necessary for them to die for our sins or anything like that, like Jesus. He HAD to die for us, so we could live in life Eternal, with Him and God the Father.
He still had a choice and He chose us!
In today’s gospel I think it reflects on personal spiritual struggles and the need to overcome pride and ego.
“WITH THAT THEIR EYES WERE OPENED AND THEY RECOGNIZED HIM, BUT HE VANISHED FROM THEIR SIGHT.” What this verse meant to me in the Gospel is that we must open our eyes now and face and witness the Lord before it is too late and he had already gone into his kingdom of heaven
In todays Gospel, Jesus Breaks the bread. We hear all the words that he says at mass. “He took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and gave it to them”. These words remind me that God is always there when I need him. It reminds me of mass when the bread becomes Jesus’ flesh and body.
in today’s Gospel, Jesus has resurrected and a couple of his disciples are walking to Emmaus. Jesus then visits His disciples and they don’t know it. He talks to them about Jesus and who He was in there life.
“Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.” This Gospel I feel is telling me to be more aware of my surrounding because although Jesus may not be walking visibly and physically beside me he is always present, and in the Eucharist at Mass
In today’s Gospel the disciples do not recognize Jesus until he breaks the bread. In the same way, makes himself present to us today in the Eucharist. Jesus in the Eucharist enters us and becomes one with us. We are one with him and therefore the father. We don’t have the risen Jesus standing in front of us but he is there in the Eucharist.
“we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel” This stood out to me because it shows doubt. These apostles doubted even after they were told first hand from a reliable source (literally Jesus) of what He was going to be doing and that He was going to be raised from the dead. This goes to show that you can see things and still doubt them because of denial or an opposition to believe.
something that stuck with me when I read this is that “We are all crippeled in some way” the reason I think this was stuck in my mind when I read this is because some of us have too much of a big ego or we are too scared or we are too proudful, and us being all of this miss the things we are if were too scared we must realized that Jesus conquered all and that there is nothing to be afraid of and if your known for being too proudful, you’re just basking in your glory and kinda like calling yourself a god and thinking your all high and mighty when in reality the only God is Jesus.
In today’s Gospel two of Jesus’s disciples were going to Emmaus when Jesus started walking with them. At first they did not recognize Jesus until he broke the bread and gave his blessing. We are like his disciples because we do not always recognize him when he is right in front of us.
What this gospel is telling me is that God wants us to be kind and accepting of everyone not just certain decided people because Jesus didn’t decide who he was going to die for he died for every single one of us.
What stuck out to me in this gospel is when Jesus’ disciples could not see Jesus right in front of them. I relate to this because sometimes it can be hard to reconize Jesus, even if Hes waiting patiently right in front of us.
“We can’t worship or build a relationship with someone we don’t know.” This stuck out to me a lot. Imagine you play a new video game; at first you don’t know how to play or the mechanics, but as you keep playing, you understand how the game works and some strategies. Over time, you grow to have a close connection to this game the more you play it. Likewise, praying to Jesus is like playing a video game. At first you don’t know where to start or how to play, but as you keep playing, you know the game better. When you keep praying and staying consistent, you get to understand Jesus better and soon build a strong and long-lasting relationship with him.
Something that stuck out to me from the gospel is that Jesus was right there but they didn’t recognize him. We can relate this to our real lives because sometimes when we think God isn’t helping us, he is simply doing what is needed.
Todays Gospel shows us that God gave the people he was around so many signs that he truly was God but it was not good enough and they still did not belive him. So if humanity fails you remeber they did not belive God so its okay if they dont beleve us becuase God knows the truth.
This is calling us to help each other. As Christians, we should not be selfish and help others. We are all equal, with our own unique traits and personality, but are all equal under God. We are all children in his eyes, and we are sinners. But yet, the perfect, almighty God still loves us. We should rejoice, but we don’t. We are not perfect, but his love will always be showing.
The Lord is telling me today his power. Also I think Jesus might have had a little bit of fun with this he would go and see all the people and non of them recognized him until a certain event took place which would be something only Jesus would do. I really like to hear stories like this because it sounds like Jesus is a superhero which really he is. Also his disciples were working still through Jesus as they took a man in off the street (Jesus).
Today in the Gospel Jesus blesses and breaks bread once again for two of his disciples. The two disciples didn’t realize who he was until after Jesus broke the bread. In the breaking of the bread, Jesus was made known to the disciples. Likewise, Jesus is made known to us during the consecration. We should try to receive the Eucharist as often as possible so that Jesus can be made known to us.
In today’s Gospel if we do not deal with our own deep sorrow then we will
not know God for who he really is and what he created us to be .
This Gospel reminded me that everything that I do to the least of people I do unto God and that really helps me I feel like be a better person and human being and follower of Christ
we all have made mistakes everybody you me the pope bishops everyone has and sometimes we may not see it God sees all and asks us to have enterence to our hearts and to fix our flaws and make is holy and unblemished before our God
In todays Gospel when they went to the tomb they saw that the tomb was empty. then take this all of you and eat of it after they sall what happened.
while reading this gospel I noticed that the disciples could not see Jesus when he was standing right in front of him. their eyes were only opened when he broke the bread and said the blessing later that night. we can all relate this to our lives somehow. sometimes we feel in desperate need of God and try to search for him but hes really standing in front of us the whole time. we need to live with our eyes open and ready to speak to God
Sometimes God is trying to give us a message like he did with the apostles. However we must be open minded and willing to receive his grace. Even the apostles who were his disciples did not recognize Jesus. That just shows we must truly know God and recognize him.
what stood out to me in the gospel today was when the apostles didn’t recognize Jesus. whenever you’re doing something hard sand you feel all alone and a stranger comes up to you and says “do we have to do…” or “hey did you know if…” and then they spark up a conversation and it feels so genuine? that’s not just a person, that was God coming to you through an angel. God saw you in distress, he saw that you feared and he gave you a piece of himself to comfort you.
In today’s Gospel two disciples dont know that they are talking with Jesus and that he is walking with them until the breaking of the bread. What I take out of this is that we remember Jesus when and feel his presence when the priest breaks the bread and shares it with us with the great sacrament of Communion.
take this all of you and eat it. that’s like what we do at mass
The part is this Gospel that stuck out to me was when the men said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us
while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” This meant to me that whenever we are close to Jesus in the Scripture or in prayer our hearts burn and long for Him.
In the Gospel today two of the disciples were walking and they didn’t notice Jesus was with them. This shows that Jesus is always with us. Whenever we need help Jesus is there to help us.
in today’s gospel Jesus is saying that we must be kind and loving to other just as he was so kind to us by dying on the cross for us. we all have flaws that Jesus sees though no one else may and Jesus loves us even with all our flaws. when we see flaws in other we must not make fun of them rather we must be kind and be friends with everyone around us.
In the Gospel today, 2 women did not recognize Jesus but when they did they were happy because he was alive. Sometimes Jesus can be right in front of us and we are too stressed or sad to realize it.
“Oh how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
this stood out to me because they still did not fully know the plan of god at the time. they thought he would be worldly king and over throw the Romans, but that is not what he came for. he came to help us believe in God and the heavenly kingdom
We should use the golden rule and to not judge others.
I feel that this gospel is telling me that I need to open up my heart when reading in the Bible. When the 2 disciples went back to Jerusalem also stook out to me because its as if they wanted to go back and see what the Apostles were doing when they realized that Jesus truly rose from the dead. As if being still questionable about Jesus’ resurrection.
The disciples have such tunneled vision that the can’t assume that Jesus has been risen instead of stolen. They only consider it when it is proved to them.
We all would have tunnel vision, people don’t rise from the dead and it is a fact of ultimacy of finality. They don’t even know that something else can be done.
What I took from today’s gospel is that we need to always be kind and nice. I also need to start noticing the people around me.
“Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.” The apostles saw and talked to Jesus without ever realizing he was right next to them. Sometimes we don’t realize it but Jesus is right in front of us and we are so clueless of it.