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? Mark 1 – in the wilderness When? Straight after his baptism What? Jesus is tempted in the desert Who? The Spirit, Jesus, Satan, wild beasts, the angels How? For forty days Why? For us

Recapitulation / re-creation Wilderness Holy Spirit Forty Days Satan Temptation Wild beasts Angels

Finding God The Holy Spirit Untouched by Evil Lord of visible and invisible creation Suffers for us, in our flesh Victorious for us, in our flesh

Finding the human person Incorporated into Christ through Baptism Victorious in Christ through repentance and faith Life in the Holy Spirit Master of visible creation Served by angels: Mary

Finding the Church The new creation in Christ The kingdom of God Re-ordered through grace The communion of the baptised Victorious over Satan Serves the Lord with the angels

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