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? Mark 1 – Return to Galilee – public ministry
When? After baptism, temptations and John’s arrest
What? Jesus begins his proclamation and calls his first disciples
Who? John, Jesus, Simon and Andrew, James and John, Zebedee, hired hands
How? Jesus travels, proclaims, walks, calls
Why? Kingdom of God introduced and Good News proclaimed and experienced

4. Times are fulfilled Good News Conversion / Faith Re-creation
Kingdom of God
Times are fulfilled
Good News
Conversion / Faith
Re-creation

5. Finding God Initiative of God Good News of God Kingdom of God
Choice of God
Grace of God

6. Finding the human person
Did they know Jesus before?
Grace and human freedom
Human choice
Priorities

7. Finding the Church Called into being by Christ Re-creation
Community of faith, hope and love
Kingdom of God
Galilee

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