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 9 – up a high mountain
When? After revelations about his identity and mission
What? Jesus is transfigured
Who? Jesus, Peter, James, John, Elijah, Moses
How? Epiphany: light, cloud, voice, witnesses
Why? A preparation for what is to come

4. Death and Life Revelation of what is to come
Same witnesses of the same glory
Fulfilment: Moses and Elijah
Incomprehension of the Apostles
Eternal home provided by God

5. Finding God Clothed with Light The cloud The voice
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Pitched his dwelling among us
Becomes our dwelling

6. Finding the human person
Elected / chosen / invited by God
Called to life
Called to listen
Called to behold God
Called to dwell with God
Called to a destiny greater than it can understand

7. Finding the Church Enlightened in Baptism as the Body of the Son
Overshadowed by the Spirit
Formed by the Word of the Father
The ‘tent’ - Tabernacle
Universal in time and space

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