Acts 3:1-10 / Luke 24:13-35 (2019)
The main reason and purpose that a priest is ordained for is because of the Eucharist.
So it is imperative that a priest should celebrate the Eucharist with reverence and with devotion.
To the laity, this might sound rather superfluous.
After all, that is what a priest does everyday and hence he should be more than familiar with the Eucharist.
But precisely, that is where the problem can begin.
Because if familiarity can lead to contempt, then routine can be the death of reverence.
The problem can also afflict the laity especially when they say that the Mass is boring.
Maybe they are like the two disciples on the way to Emmaus. They have yet to truly hear Jesus and they have yet to see Jesus in the breaking of bread.
Yet these are the questions we need to also ask ourselves. What did we hear at Mass? What did we see? Did our hearts burn within us at Mass?
There is no gold or silver that the Eucharist will offer us. But we will be filled with the greatest gift and treasure of all - the Risen Christ!
Indeed, at every Eucharist, the Emmaus experience awaits us.
Because Jesus wants to fills our thoughts and set our hearts on fire with His love.