Wednesday Gospel Webinar Portsmouth Diocese – Formation for Mission

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.

Literal meaning Where? Matthew 5 – up the hill When? After revisiting the 5th, 6th and 8th commandments What? The Sermon on the Mount: patience and charity extended to everyone Who? Jesus, joined by his disciples (and the crowds?) How? A shocking teaching on dealing with enemies and injustice Why? Old Law surpassed by Law of charity and fulfilled by Jesus

The Problem of Evil Dealing with injustice Dealing with revenge Fighting hate with love in and out Fighting evil with good in and out Fighting death with life in and out

A self-portrait of Jesus who is the image of the Father God is love Finding God A self-portrait of Jesus who is the image of the Father God is love

Finding the human person Called to be ‘sons of your Father in heaven’ and ‘perfect as your heavenly Father in perfect’ The perfection of charity God is love

Finding the Church Recipient of God’s love The instrument of God’s mercy in the world The Saints, perfect in charity The sinners perfected through charity and to charity

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!

Acknowledgments Mosaics artworks: © Fr Marko Rupnik and Centro Aletti www.centroaletti.com With gratitude to the Wednesday Word www.wednesdayword.org