Icons of Emmaus

Each of the three stages is presented here by focusing the attention on three different ICONS that we find in the narration of the Gospel of Luke, chapter 24.

  1. First Icon: Beginning of the journey: “Two disciples going to Emmaus (Lk 24:1314).
  2. Second Icon:Jesus’ mysterious presence: “Jesus walked with them and they did not recognize him“(Lk 24:1516).
  3. Third Icon: Creativity of God’s dialogue: “What are you discussing?” (Lk 24:17).
  4. Forth Icon:Time of fear: “We were hoping” (Lk 24:21).
  5. Fifth Icon: Women and hope: “Some Women have astonished us…?” (Lk 24:22).
  6. Sixth Icon: Dialogue and faith: “How slow you are to believe!” (Lk 24:25)
  7. Seventh Icon: Dialogue and Hospitality: “Stay with us” (Lk 24:29).
  8. Eighth Icon: Dialogue and Eucharist: “their eyes were opened” (Lk 24:31).
  9. Ninth Icon: the call of God in the burning heart: “Were not our hearts burning in us?” (Lk 24:32)