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? Luke 2 – infancy narratives – in Jerusalem, in the Temple When? 40 days after birth and 33 days after circumcision of Jesus What? Purification of Mary and presentation of Jesus Who? Mary, Joseph, child Jesus, Simeon, Anna How? Obeying the Law of Moses Why? Revelation, fulfilment, vocation

Seeing Salvation As promised In obedience / fulfilment to the Law In poverty and in secret In light, glory and suffering Through the Holy Spirit In faith and hope

Finding God In the Temple God’s own offering The sign of contradiction The comforter Father, Son and Holy spirit

Finding the human person Attitudes of faith, hope and love Obedience and humility Self-offering joined to God’s offering The devout Simeon and Anna Consecration Living with Salvation

Finding the Church Life in the Holy Spirit: faith, hope and love The offering of the Church The Temple of the Lord The Motherhood and model of Mary Consecrated Life

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