
Help Now > Gospel, Luke 24:13-35ġ3 Now that very same day, two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem,ġ4 and they were talking together about all that had happened.ġ5 And it happened that as they were talking together and discussing it, Jesus himself came up and walked by their side ġ6 but their eyes were prevented from recognising him.ġ7 He said to them, 'What are all these things that you are discussing as you walk along?' They stopped, their faces downcast.ġ8 Then one of them, called Cleopas, answered him, 'You must be the only person staying in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have been happening there these last few days.'ġ9 He asked, 'What things?' They answered, 'All about Jesus of Nazareth, who showed himself a prophet powerful in action and speech before God and the whole people Ģ0 and how our chief priests and our leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and had him crucified.Ģ1 Our own hope had been that he would be the one to set Israel free. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11ġ Protect me, O God, in you is my refuge.Ģ To Yahweh I say, 'You are my Lord, my happiness is in noneĥ My birthright, my cup is Yahweh you, you alone, hold my lot secure.ħ I bless Yahweh who is my counsellor, even at night my heart instructs me.Ĩ I keep Yahweh before me always, for with him at my right hand, nothing can shake me.ĩ So my heart rejoices, my soul delights, my body too will rest secure,ġ0 for you will not abandon me to Sheol, you cannot allow your faithful servant to see the abyss.ġ1 You will teach me the path of life, unbounded joy in your presence, at your right hand delight for ever.




14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed them in a loud voice: 'Men of Judaea, and all you who live in Jerusalem, make no mistake about this, but listen carefully to what I say.Ģ2 'Men of Israel, listen to what I am going to say: Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by God by the miracles and portents and signs that God worked through him when he was among you, as you know.Ģ3 This man, who was put into your power by the deliberate intention and foreknowledge of God, you took and had crucified and killed by men outside the Law.Ģ4 But God raised him to life, freeing him from the pangs of Hades for it was impossible for him to be held in its power since,Ģ5 as David says of him: I kept the Lord before my sight always, for with him at my right hand nothing can shake me.Ģ6 So my heart rejoiced my tongue delighted my body, too, will rest secure,Ģ7 for you will not abandon me to Hades or allow your holy one to see corruption.Ģ8 You have taught me the way of life, you will fill me with joy in your presence.
