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 20 – in the region of Judea beyond the Jordan
When? On his way to Jerusalem – end of his ministry
What? A parable
Who? Jesus, disciples
How? Between rich young man and foretelling his Passion
Why? Jesus is teaching about grace and God’s ways and thoughts

4. The Unfair parable The Kingdom of heaven The vineyard The landowner
1 denarius
1 day
Pay time

5. Finding God The one who calls The one who waits The one who is good
The one who doesn’t count
Utterly free
The reciprocity of love

6. Finding the human person
Trading to giving
Expecting to receiving
Comparing to rejoicing
Contract to Covenant
Image of God
Called to be good as God is good

7. Finding the Church The vineyard Diversity of members
Universal vocation
Same reward
Differing capacities

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