The Mass: Our Road to Emmaus
All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri
Ascension
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
What does the resurrection story in Luke 24, the road to Emmaus, reveal about the Mass? Dr. Sri invites us to see how the disciples' journey on the road to Emmaus mirrors our own spiritual lives—filled with hope, confusion, joy, and sorrow. More importantly, it reveals what God truly desires from us at every Mass: not perfection, but presence. Not routine, but relationship.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Ascension. To discover even more free Catholic podcasts, |
| 0:05.4 | videos, and resources, to help you live your faith every day, visit ascensionpress.com. |
| 0:12.1 | Hi, I'm Edwards 3, and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life. |
| 0:26.2 | The word Eucharist means Thanksgiving. |
| 0:30.8 | And in this Easter season, we have so much to be thankful for in the joy of the risen Christ. |
| 0:35.4 | I'm particularly thankful for the gospel reading we're going to have this upcoming Sunday, |
| 0:43.3 | because we get to hear from one of my favorite passages in the Bible. It comes from Luke chapter 24. It's the story of the disciples meeting Jesus on the road to Emmaus on Easter Sunday. This is one of the most fascinating stories. And today, |
| 0:50.5 | I've been reflecting on how this story tells us about what God wants from us at Mass. |
| 0:58.7 | You see, God wants us to bring our full selves to him. |
| 1:02.3 | And that's what you find in the story. |
| 1:04.2 | There's so much happening in the story. |
| 1:06.0 | You've got hopes and dreams and joys and sorrows and disappointment. |
| 1:10.6 | You've got uncertainty and fear. You've and disappointment. You've got uncertainty and fear. |
| 1:12.7 | You've got surprise. You've got wonder and awe. You've got playfulness. You have suffering. |
| 1:17.5 | It's all there in this story. And God wants all of that. As we go through the ups and downs in life, |
| 1:23.7 | he wants us to bring our full selves to him at every Eucharist. He doesn't want us just to come |
| 1:29.8 | stoically and come and just say our prayers and be very serious and make the sign of the cross, |
| 1:34.8 | make a good genuflection, and listen to the readings attentively. I mean, all those things are good. |
| 1:40.5 | But God really cares about where you are right now. He wants to share in your joys. |
| 1:46.3 | He wants to share in your excitement. |
| 1:48.1 | So bring that to him at every mass. |
| 1:49.7 | He wants to share in your sorrows and your griefs |
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