Responsorial Psalm
Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord, my only good."
O Lord, my inheritance and my cup,
my chosen portion - hold secure my lot.
I bless the Lord who counsels me;
even at night my inmost self instructs me.
I keep the Lord always before me;
for with him at my right hand, I will never be shaken.
My heart, therefore, exults, my soul rejoices;
my body too will rest assured.
For you will not abandon my soul to the grave,
nor will you suffer your holy one
to see decay in the land of the dead.
You will show me the path of life,
in your presence the fullness of joy,
at your right hand happiness forever.
2nd. READING (1 P 1,17-21)
You call upon a Father who makes no distinction between persons but judges
according to each one's deeds; take seriously, then, these years which you spend in a
strange land. Remember that you were freed from the useless way of life of your
ancestors, not with gold and silver but with the precious blood of the Lamb without
spot or blemish. God, who has known Christ before the world began, revealed him to
you in the last days. Through him, you have faith in God who raised him from the
dead and glorified him in order that you might put all your faith and hope in God.
GOSPEL (Lk 24, 13-35)
That same day, two of them were going to Emmaus, a village seven miles from
Jerusalem, and they talked about what had happened. While they were talking and
wondering, Jesus came up and walked with them, but their eyes were held and they did
not recognize him. He asked, "What is this you are talking about?" The two stood still,
looking sad. Then one named Cleophas answered, "Why, it seems you are the only
traveller in Jerusalem who doesn't know what has happened there these past few days."
And he asked, "What is it?" They replied, "It is about Jesus of Nazareth. He was a
prophet, you know, mighty in word and deed before God and the people. But the chief
priests and our rulers sentenced him to death. They handed him over to be crucified.
We had hoped that he would redeem Israel. It is now the third day since all this took
place. It is true that some women of our group have disturbed us. When they went to
the tomb at dawn, they did not find his body; they came to tell us that they had seen a
vision of angels who told them that Jesus was alive. Some friends of our group went to
the tomb and found everything just as the women had said, but they did not see him."
He said to them, "How dull you are, how slow of understanding! You fail to believe
the message of the prophets. Is it not written that the Christ should suffer all this and
then enter his glory?" Then starting with Moses and going through the prophets, he
explained to them everything in the Scriptures concerning himself. As they drew near
the village they were heading for, Jesus made as if to go farther. But they prevailed
upon him, "Stay with us, for night comes quickly. The day is now almost over." So he
went in to stay with them. When they were at table, he took the bread, said a blessing,
broke it and gave each a piece. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him;
but he vanished out of their sight. And they said to each other, "Were not our hearts
filled with ardent yearning when he was talking to us on the road and explaining the
Scriptures?" They immediately set out and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the
Eleven and their companions gathered together. They were greeted by these words:
"Yes, it is true, the Lord is risen! He has appeared to Simon!" Then the two told what
had happened on the road and how Jesus made himself known when he broke bread
with them.