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? Mark 1– The first words – in the wilderness of Juda
When? Before the public ministry of Jesus
What? Mark introduces his Gospel - John introduces Jesus
Who? John, all the country of Juda, all the people of Jerusalem
How? Good News, Repentance, Baptism
Why? John prepares the coming of the Son of God and Holy Spirit

4. Setting the Scene The beginning of the Good News Fulfilment of the OT
John the Baptist: angel and prophet
Locusts and Honey

5. Finding God Jesus Christ the Son of God The face of God Makes his way
Walks his paths
The Master / The Bridegroom
Baptises with the Holy Spirit

6. Finding the human person
Preparing his way
Straightening his paths
Repentance for the forgiveness of sins
Confession of sins
Can a person change?

7. Finding the Church Baptism of John Baptism of Christ
Work of the Holy Spirit
Life of God
Good News of God

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