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. Sunday 28th May 2017 The Ascension Matthew 28:16-20
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

4. Literal meaning Where? On a mountain in Galilee
When? 40 Days after the Resurrection
What? The Great Commission; Jesus’ Farewell
Who? Jesus and His eleven apostles
How? Jesus approaches, gives the Commission, & ascends
Why? Jesus ascends so that He may send the Holy Spirit

5. A revelation of the Trinity The authority of Jesus Jesus as teacher
Finding God
A revelation of the Trinity
The authority of Jesus
Jesus as teacher

6. Finding the human person
United in the Body of Christ
Victorious in Christ
Living Heaven on Earth

7. Finding the Church Sent out to all the nations Bound together by faith
Following Jesus, united with him

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
Scripture: The CTS New Catholic Bible, Copyright © 2007 The Incorporated Catholic Truth Society
With gratitude to the Wednesday Word