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 18 – in Galilee
When? At the end of his time in Galilee
What? Jesus teaches his disciples about their life in community
Who? Jesus, disciples
How? In sayings, parables and instructions to his disciples
Why? Jesus is preparing and forming his Church

4. Truth and Love The community of believers The sin and the sinner
The lost sheep / 70 x 7
Justice and mercy
United in truth (18:16-17) / united in love (18:17,19)
Gentile and tax collector

5. Jesus lived what he preaches.
Finding God
Jesus lived what he preaches.
God is Truth and Love and forms a community of truth and love through the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The witness of 2 or 3

6. Finding the human person
Co-responsibility and help in the common work of conversion
The help of the Holy Spirit
The formation of conscience
The symphony of prayer
The journey to holiness
The love of Christ

7. Finding the Church The voice of the community The witness of Tradition
The authority of Christ
The communion of truth
The communion of love

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