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 giving his disciples their identity as salt and light What? The Sermon on the Mount: revisiting the commandments Who? Jesus, joined by his disciples (and the crowds?) How? The Law is authoritatively interpreted by Jesus Why? Jesus unfolds and fulfils the law of the Kingdom of God

The Law What Law? The Ten Commandments – necessary and good. How does Jesus complete / fulfil the Law? Radical interpretation given from the Author of the Law The journey from outward to inward: anger / lust / lying The faithfulness to the Law through transforming grace

Natural Law Human Law Divine Law (10 commandments) New Law Eternal Law The Law Natural Law Human Law Divine Law (10 commandments) New Law Eternal Law

Jesus reveals himself as: Finding God Jesus reveals himself as: The Messiah: ‘I have come…’ God the Creator / Lawgiver Man: the new Adam who fulfils the Law perfectly

Finding the human person Jesus reveals: The sacredness of the human person The human person as the finality of love / the nature of spousal love The demands of our capacity to know and communicate truth Our own dignity and greatness

The locus of the New Law / of our new creation in grace Finding the Church The locus of the New Law / of our new creation in grace The Kingdom of Heaven

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