1. Wednesday Gospel Webinar
Portsmouth Diocese – Formation for Mission

2. 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.

3. Literal meaning Where? On a mountain in Galilee
When? 40 Days after the Resurrection
What? The Great Commission; Jesus’ Farewell
Who? Jesus and His eleven apostles
How? Jesus approaches, gives the Commission, & ascends
Why? Jesus ascends so that He may send the Holy Spirit

4. A revelation of the Trinity The authority of Jesus Jesus as teacher
Finding God
A revelation of the Trinity
The authority of Jesus
Jesus as teacher

5. Finding the human person
United in the Body of Christ
Victorious in Christ
Living Heaven on Earth

6. Finding the Church Sent out to all the nations Bound together by faith
Following Jesus, united with him

8. 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.

9. Acknowledgments
Mosaics artworks: © Fr Marko Rupnik and Centro Aletti
With gratitude to the Wednesday Word