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. Literal meaning Where? Matthew 22 – In Jerusalem, in the Temple
When? During the last week of his life
What? Last question (of a series) meant to trap Jesus
Who? Jesus and Pharisees (a Lawyer) after the Sadducees have gone
How? Jesus authoritatively interprets the Law and the Prophets
Why? Recalls Pharisees to the heart of Revelation, the heart of God.

4. A strange question
How is this question – the last asked by Pharisees – a test?
How can love be commanded?
What if I don’t love myself?

5. Finding God Jesus Christ, true God and true man:
Gives the commandments
Interprets the commandments
Fulfils the commandments
Reveals God as love

6. Finding the human person
Capable of loving
Love of God, neighbour and self
Heart, soul and mind
Made for love
Made for God
Nature and purpose of freedom
Human person revealed in Jesus

7. Finding the Church
The virtue of charity: form of all virtues Received at Baptism
Restored and strengthened in confession
Eucharist: sacrament of charity
Fraternal life of charity
Now and in eternity

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
With gratitude to the Wednesday Word