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? Luke 1 – infancy narratives – in Nazareth, in Galilee
When? After the ‘annunciation to Zechariah’, before the Visitation
What? The angel Gabriel is sent by God to Mary
Who? Gabriel and Mary
How? Gabriel announces to Mary that she is to conceive a son
Why? The Saviour comes into the world through Mary

4. Receiving Salvation In time In space In secret In human nature
In freedom
In fulfilment of a promise
In joy

5. Finding God Sends Gabriel Is with Mary / with us
Has a message (and messenger)
Fulfils / guarantees his promise
Has a Son / is Son
Has a Spirit / is Spirit

6. Finding the human person
Mary Receives
Is deeply disturbed
Questions / seeks to understand
Responds in the assent of faith:
In total freedom
In obedience

7. Finding the Church Cosmic event Entry of God into time and space
Mary as a figure of the Church
Mary as model of holiness
Grace and nature

9. 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.

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