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? Matthew 10 – somewhere in Galilee
When? Second major discourse in Matthew, after many miracles
What? ‘missionary’ discourse: Jesus forms his apostles for mission
Who? Jesus, apostles
How? Jesus sends them out with directives for mission
Why? They are to continue and extend his mission in the world

4. Being a disciple / apostle
LOSS
natural family
independence
natural life
GAIN
Divine family
communion
Eternal life

5. Finding God Self-portrait of Jesus, the ‘Apostle’ of the Father
Preferred us
Took his cross
Lost his life
Was unwelcomed

6. Finding the human person
Union with Jesus stronger than natural bonds
Identification with Jesus in being and in mission
Levels of discipleship
Losing and Finding: the cross

7. Finding the Church The family of God The common mission
The place of welcome
The bond of charity

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