(First century) Cleopas is the only one named of the two disciples who met the resurrected Jesus on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). A similar but slightly different name given in John 19:25, Clopas, is identified as the husband of Mary at the foot of the cross (not Jesus’ mother and not Mary Magdalene). If the two similar names refer to the same person, the disciples on the way to Emmaus may have been a married couple.
“‘Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over’…And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight” (Luke 24:29-31). These words are often applied to time spent in Eucharistic adoration. Jesus is really, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. Do we make adoration a regular part of our recovery program?
“Were not our hearts burning while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?” (Cleopas and companion, Luke 24:32).
Reflection by Brad Farmer