Wednesday Gospel Webinar Portsmouth Diocese – Formation for Mission

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Literal meaning Where? Matthew 21 – In Jerusalem, in the Temple When? During the last week of his life What? A parable Who? Jesus, the chief priests and elders of the people How? Jesus recalls the history of salvation through a parable Why? Calling Israel to repentance and to faith in him

History of Salvation ‘Listen’ – parable filled with tragic irony Creation Israel / Jerusalem The Prophets The Son The Judgement

Finding God The landowner – claims everything Absent and present Hidden and revealed Patient and just Failing and victorious

Finding the human person Entrusted with the vineyard / the Word Called to work Called to serve Called to obey Called to bear fruit

Built on the Corner Stone which is Christ Finding the Church The work of God Entrusted to us Producing fruit Built on the Corner Stone which is Christ

Mary, Virgin and Mother, you who, moved by the Holy Spirit, welcomed the word of life in the depths of your humble faith: as you gave yourself completely to the Eternal One, help us to say our own “yes” to the urgent call, as pressing as ever, to proclaim the good news of Jesus.   Mother of the living Gospel, wellspring of happiness for God’s little ones, pray for us. Amen. Alleluia.

Acknowledgments Mosaics artworks: © Fr Marko Rupnik and Centro Aletti www.centroaletti.com With gratitude to the Wednesday Word www.wednesdayword.org