The journey to Emmaus is a story of a conversion. It shows how two disciples who had been moving away from salvation (Jerusalem is the place of salvation) turn around at the end of the story and return to hear the message of the apostles. Read the article about the two disciples' conversion (and this blog, too) and use the following as a guide for reflection.
1. The stages of the disciples' return are marked by two activities of the Risen Christ: proclamation of Scriptures and the breaking of bread. In the Mass, you find these two stages in the liturgy of the word and the liturgy of the eucharist. Sa wikang Tagalog.
Reflect. What does the story of the two disciples tell you about the Sunday Mass? We Christians believe that the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. How does this gospel passage illustrate that?
2. At the beginning of the story, the two disciples were sad and afraid. At the end of the story, they return to Jerusalem as changed men.
Reflect. The Mass is intended to give the disciple new strength and joy. What does the Mass do to you? Does it give you new strength, boldness and joy in the Lord? Why is that?
3. The Lord engaged the disciples in a "dialogue of life" (John Paul II). The disciples brought before the unrecognized Lord their concerns, their fear, dashed hopes, sadness, disappointment.
Reflect. During the Mass, we bring to the Lord our broken lives in the offertory so that he can change it during the consecration. Have you tried bringing your concerns to the Lord at Mass? Have you allowed him to change you everytime you receive communion?
