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 11 – somewhere in Galilee
When? After teaching and preaching, and meeting with failures
What? Prayer, Revelation, Invitation
Who? Jesus, disciples
How? Exclamation of Jesus – spontaneous?
Why? Reveals his heart to us

4. The Wisdom of God
Hidden to the wise and learned / Revealed to little children
Entrusted to Jesus by the Father
Revealed to us by the choice of the Son
Relief to those who labour and are overburdened
A yoke that is easy and a burden that is light
Rest for our souls

5. Finding God Jesus is the Wisdom of the Father Logos
Reveals the Father in his flesh
His New Law: the Holy Spirit
Gentle and humble of heart

6. Finding the human person
Child-likeness
Humility
Election
Rest for our souls

7. Finding the Church
Place of Revelation
Place of election
Place of rest

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