The Holy Eucharist, as the perpetual invitation to communion with Christ
"And it happened that, while he was with them at the 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. Then they 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?'" (Luke 24:30-32) This passage from the Gospel of Luke recounts the climactic moment of the encounter between the Risen Christ and the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Their initial failure to recognize Jesus underscores a fundamental truth of the Resurrection narratives: the glorified Lord is not grasped through physical sight alone but through faith, sacramental presence, and the interior awakening brought about by the Word. The structure of the episode parallels the liturgical rhythm of the Church—the Liturgy of the Word followed by the Liturgy of the Eucharist, culminating in the moment of recognition at the br...