“He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.” This is how our Gospel passage for today concludes. During this time in which we are not able to receive the Holy Eucharist physically but are in such large numbers tuning in to view and participate in daily and Sunday Mass, I cannot help but to think that these words have become especially poignant. We long to recognize Him and His presence in our lives and maybe, just maybe, we, like the two disciples on the Road to Emmaus, are in fact recognizing Him in the breaking of the Eucharistic bread which we cannot at this time receive. As they eventually realized that their hearts burned inside when they did enjoy His physical presence with them, perhaps this time of seeming separation is helping us to realize how much we indeed long for Him-how much we need Him and desire communion with Him. Now that this revelation has become so clear perhaps when, hopefully in the very near future, when the Lord once again presents us with the opportunity to receive Him in the Eucharist, we will not deprive ourselves. May our hearts always burn for Him as they are right now. May we always recognize Him in the breaking of the bread.
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