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? Mark 1 – Galilee, Capernaum, Synagogue When? After the call of the disciples What? Jesus teaches in the synagogue and drives out unclean spirit Who? Jesus, his disciples, people in the synagogue, man with unclean spirit How? With authority Why? Manifests the coming of the kingdom of God

Contrasts and confrontations Authority of Jesus vs scribes Holy one of God vs unclean spirit Kingdom of God vs kingdom of evil Exclamation of the unclean spirit vs faith of the disciples

Restores / renews / reorders Finding God Faithful / Teacher Holy One of God Authority of God Word of God Restores / renews / reorders Re-creates

Finding the human person Powerless Teacherless Leaderless Oppressed Called to the obedience of faith

Entrusted with the Word of God Finding the Church Kingdom of God Clean vs unclean Holy vs impure Entrusted with the Word of God Authority and power

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