It's been one week.

Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, "Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?"
And He said to them, "What things?"
So they said to Him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see."
Then He said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?"
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. But they constrained Him, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." And He went in to stay with them. Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.
And they said to one another, "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?"

Homily
Oh, to have been on the road listening in on this conversation as Jesus explained the Old Testament prophecies concerning Himself and His crucifixion, burial, and resurrection! No doubt, much of the New Testament use of the Old Testament is a reflection of this conversation and others that took place between the resurrection and the ascension 40 days later. Significant is that the most important need for those discouraged followers of Jesus was not that they immediately recognize Him as He walked alongside of them. The most important need was that they understand what God has said in His Scriptures about the Man walking alongside of them. Only after hearing what God has said would they be ready to see God in their midst.

Prayer ...

Note
yes, I am aware that chronologically this should have been last week's reading and that last week's reading actually took place closer 8 days later. I was excited about last week's, and I did not realize at the time that I would keep going.