On this Third Sunday of Easter, we accompany two disciples as they walk the road to Emmaus and encounter the Risen Christ. This road is one that every disciple must walk for it is where we come to know Christ in all the Scriptures; it is where he is made known to us in our shared Eucharistic meal, the breaking of the bread; it is necessary so that our hearts, too, burn within us. Those disciples returned to Jerusalem to share their experience of the Resurrected Christ, to testify… to witness… to evangelize. That is what we are called to do as well. We encounter the Risen Christ at every Mass – in the words of Scripture and in the Breaking of the Bread. How can we not share this great joy with others?

This week's readings:
Gospel – Luke 24: 13-35
1st Reading – Acts 2: 14, 22-33
Psalm 16
2nd Reading – 1 Peter 1: 17-21