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 14 – in the upper room When? At the Last Supper – just before the Passion What? Jesus gives his last teaching to his disciples Who? Jesus, the apostles (but not Judas) How? Jesus tells them about the coming of the Holy Spirit Why? Jesus prepares his Church to live until he comes

The circle of grace You know him because he is with you, he is in you If you love me You will keep my commandments I shall ask the Father He will give you another Advocate…that Spirit of truth You know him because he is with you, he is in you

The embrace of Father, Son and Holy Spirit I am in my Father You in me, I in you Receive my commandments and keep them Loved by my Father I shall love him and show myself to him

Finding God The revelation of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit God opens his identity and his life to us through the humanity of Jesus Christ.

Finding the human person To keep the commandments to grow in the likeness and life of God through the Holy Spirit.

Finding the Church Waiting for the coming of Jesus Seeing Jesus Entering into the prayer of Jesus

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