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? John 1 - prologue and Bethany, far side of the Jordan When? Before the public ministry of Jesus What? John is introduced and gives his witness Who? John, priests and Levites, Jews and Pharisees who sent them How? John responds to those sent to question him Why? To fulfil the Scripture / to prepare for Christ / to show the light
The witness of John A witness to speak for the Light ‘Reluctant’ witness Trial to establish identity ‘I am not’ Christ / Elijah / the Prophet The credibility of God who speaks: the voice The invitation to believe
The Light among the blind Finding God The Light among the blind The Word among the deaf Christ / the Prophet Stands among us Unknown to us
Finding the human person Called to see / made for the Light Called to hear / made for the Truth Listening to witnesses Believing witnesses Being a witness Faith in the Word of God
Points to the Lamb of God Finding the Church Stands as a witness The voice of the Word The Lamp of the Light Points to the Lamb of God Christ among us, hidden
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