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 13 – somewhere in Galilee
When? After rejection by Pharisees, before rejection by his town
What? Jesus teaches by the lake, sitting down
Who? Jesus, large crowds, disciples
How? Parable – the Sower
Why? Reveals and hides the mysteries of the kingdom of God

4. The parable of the Sower
A new and mysterious teaching
The paradox of God’s revelation: unveiling and covering
Understanding is a gift of God
Understanding requires discipleship
Unimaginable harvest - Eschatology

5. The Sower The Seed The Incarnation The Cross The Resurrection
Finding God
The Sower
The Seed
The Incarnation
The Cross
The Resurrection

6. Finding the human person
Dispositions to receiving God’s Word
Map of the spiritual life
God’s faithfulness and perseverance
Free human response to God’s grace

7. Finding the Church Field sown The sowing: Mass
Participates in the Sower’s work
Fruitfulness: holiness

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