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To: Uncle Chip

In the last chapter of Luke, we are told that the disciples , along the road to Emmaus, did not recognize Jesus as He joined them and explained Scripture to them, but their "hearts were burning in their breasts" during that discourse with Him, and because of this they begged Him to "remain withn them". He assented, and when they were at table, they recognized Him at the breaking of the bread", at which time He disappeared. Yet, He remained with them, in the breaking of the bread. All this points to the form of liturgy still in practice--the Liturgy (public worship) of the Word proclaimed (Scripture)and the Liturgy of the Eucharist (Thanksgiving)--the Word made flesh now transubstantiated. This is what we believe as Catholics and for all faithful Catholics, all the dotted i's and crossed t's won't change this belief.

Count me among those.


16 posted on 11/22/2006 7:53:50 PM PST by Running On Empty
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To: Running On Empty
He assented, and when they were at table, they recognized Him at the breaking of the bread", at which time He disappeared. Yet, He remained with them, in the breaking of the bread.

Now, which was it? Did He disappear or did He remain with them? Luke says that He disappeared out of their sight. He does not say that He morphed Himself into the loaf of bread in front of them. Think about it.

26 posted on 11/23/2006 4:31:09 AM PST by Uncle Chip (TRUTH : Ignore it. Deride it. Allegorize it. Interpret it. But you can't ESCAPE it.)
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