The Road to Emmaus presents us the elements of the Mass we worship today- immediately following the Resurrection. Bishop Barron explains the organic nature of the Mass in his Gospel reflection today: In short, he wove together the themes of the sacred banquet and the sacrifice that made the banquet possible, summing up the story of Israel that he had narrated on the road. And at that moment, when the Scriptures and the meal and the sacrifice came together as a coherent whole, they recognized him; he became really present to them.