Way To Emmaus

Today the Gospel reading in Mass is the Way to Emmaus story. It is one of my favorites because it really is a  outline of the celebration of the mass. There is a gathering and penitential rite followed by the liturgy of the Word and then the liturgy of the Eucharist.  It is also one of my favorite gospel stories because it mirrors my life so closely. I was living in the town of Emmaus, PA when I too discovered Jesus in the "breaking of the bread" which inspired my last CD, Way to Emmaus. Here's the title track which tells the story.  

"Then our eyes were opened, in the breaking of the bread,

              Our hearts burned within us, with every word he said...."