You're listening to Catholic Sprouts, the road to Amas.

A reading from the Holy Gospel, according to Luke.

Now on that same day, two of them were going to a village called Amayas, about seven miles from Jerusalem,

and talking with each other about all these things that had happened.

While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them,

but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

And he said to them,

What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?

They stood still looking sad.

Then one of them, whose name was Klofus, answered him,

Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?

He asked them, what things?

They replied, the things about Jesus of Nazareth's, who was a prophet mighty indeed and word before God and all the people,

and how the chief priests and leaders handed him

over to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.

Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women from our group astounded us.

They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did not find his body there, they came

back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive.

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the

women had said, but they did not see him. Then he said to them, oh, how foolish you are, and how

slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared. Was it not necessary that the

Messiah should suffer these things and then enter

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