By Msgr. Charles Pope - I have written before on how the Gospel Passage of the encounter of the two disciples with Jesus on the road to Emmaus is, from start to finish, in the full form of a Mass. It is a kind of “Mass on the move.”… The liturgy begins with two disciples gathering as they make their way to Emmaus, just as we pilgrims gather for Mass. Jesus joins them, just as Jesus joins us in the opening procession and greeting by the celebrant.