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 Father, and so his own identity Why? Jesus prepares them for the Passion and strengthens their faith

In the Light of the Resurrection… Do not let your hearts be troubled Trust in God still, and trust in me I am going now to prepare a place for you I am the Way, the Truth and the Life No one can come to the Father except through me Believe it on the evidence of this work

Finding God ‘To have seen me is to have seen the Father’ The revelation of the Father through the Son Jesus Christ: the ‘visible’ of the invisible Father The image of the unseen God

Finding the human person Trust Knowledge Vision Faith Works

Performing the same works Finding the Church The Father’s House Performing the same works Even greater works

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