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Catholic Charities USA
Thursday in the Octave of Easter
Readings of the Day
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Today's Gospel is a familiar one, as it captures the
disorientation and confusion of disciples in the days following the
Resurrection. Most Catholics have read or heard this dozens of times.
But this year, I can't seem to get past the first sentence.
My wife and I, like many families, haven't been to Mass in
person regularly these days. Livestreamed Mass has been a necessary,
if less than totally satisfying, substitute for what is, for us, a
highlight of the week: Sunday evening, 7:00, with one of the best
choirs you'll ever encounter. Additionally, as a lector, I would
have the occasional privilege of proclaiming the Word. It's a
great community, and we've really missed it.
It seems to me that the disciples in today's Gospel hone in on
what my wife and I and so many others are experiencing--and why I
can't get past the first sentence: "they had come to
recognize [Jesus] in the breaking of bread." We miss Sunday
evening Mass at St. Augustine's not only because we miss
receiving the Eucharist, but also because of the people with whom we
receive it. Mass, and especially the Celebration of the Eucharist, to
the extent possible, is a communal event.
And more generally, we miss recognizing Jesus in the breaking of the
bread we do with other people. Sharing a meal with someone
else----friends, acquaintances, loved ones, even strangers you may
meet fortuitously--is an opportunity to glimpse the face of Christ in
that person. It's a spiritual moment. There's a reason
that the root of our generic term 'companion' is the Latin
for bread, panis. Breaking bread with others, communally, nourishes
our spiritual, emotional, and physical health.
As most people have, we've gotten creative in thinking about
different ways to break bread, but it's not the same. My hope
this Easter season is that we all can get back to encountering Jesus
regularly in the Celebration of the Eucharist again, as well as in the
people we dine and drink with once it's safe to do so.
Tom Mulloy is National Director of Poverty Programs for the Society of
St. Vincent de Paul.
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