Read a reflection on today\u2019s Gospel, Luke 24:35-48, below <\/p>\n
As with the disciples on the road to Emmaus he opens their hearts and minds to Sacred Scripture, his living word, where all that is taking place now<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> was<\/span><\/span> contained in the Old Testament. He has fulfilled those prophecies through his passion, death and resurrection.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Jesus now invites the disciples in his name, to preach repentance and forgiveness of sin. They can do so personally<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> as witnesses to the reality and significance of the Resurrection. With this commissioning comes the promise of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, to empower their human endeavours.<\/span><\/span> It is <\/span><\/span>only with<\/span><\/span> th<\/span><\/span>e Holy Spirit\u2019s authority and <\/span><\/span>power that they will<\/span><\/span> teach and preach the Good News<\/span><\/span>begin<\/span><\/span>ning as<\/span><\/span> instructed in Jerusalem and then to all nations. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span><\/span>Fear not, I am with you; be not dismayed; I am your God. I will <\/span><\/span>strengthen you, and help you, and uphold you with my right hand of justice.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span> Isaiah 41:10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Read a reflection on today\u2019s Gospel, Luke 24:35-48, below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","post","publish","author-ryan-black","has-more-link","post-2581","format-standard","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p85OtW-FD","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581\/revisions\/2582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stthomasneilston.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAs the two disciples recount their story of what occurred on the road to Emmaus<\/span><\/span>, the Risen Jesus appears yet again to the assembled disciples. His presence receives a fearful reaction as they imagine that a ghost is visiting them. Jesus invites them to touch him and to eat with them to calm their fears and erase their doubts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n