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Benedict XVI emphasises that "today" we can meet the risen Jesus in the Eucharistic celebration, at the table of the Word and of the Body and Blood of Christ. A greeting for participants at the first Congress of Divine Mercy, which concluded this morning, and an invitation to be witnesses in the world to the Mercy of God, "the spring of hope for every man". The evangelical account of the "dejected" and "disappointed" disciples in Emmaus is a message for all Christians: through their encounter with the risen Jesus, they are able to return to a "robust faith" that "is...

“On the Road and at the Table” (Luke 24:13-35)Many of you I’m sure have seen this painting before. The original German title is “Gang nach Emmaus,” the “Walk to Emmaus,” by 19th century Swiss artist, Robert Zünd. It’s a picture of Christ and the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Of course it’s based on the Holy Gospel for today. It’s a lovely painting. And what a wonderful walk it must have been! To have Jesus there at your side as you walk along! You feel like you’d like to put yourself into the picture, so you could just...