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 17 – up a high mountain: Tabor or Hermon?
When? After Peter’s profession of faith and announce of the Passion
What? Jesus reveals / is revealed in glory
Who? Jesus, Peter, James, John, Moses, Elijah, Father, Holy Spirit
How? He is transfigured
Why? Jesus prepares the 3 apostles for his Passion and Resurrection

4. Led them up a high mountain
‘On the mountain the Lord provides…’
Meeting point of heaven and earth
God descends: revelation / theophany
Man ascends: Faith, Hope and Love
The hardships of discipleships

5. Finding God Moses: I am (Horeb) / worship + life (Sinai)
King David: Mount Sion / Temple
Elijah: personal silence (Horeb)
Jesus: teaches / prays / sacrifices
Revelation of God’s love + being: Trinity

6. Finding the human person
Chosen by God – election
Obedience of faith before mystery
Movement of Hope
Union of Charity
Bearer of Revelation
Asceticism - Mysticism

7. Finding the Church Past, present and future Old and New Testament
Her life and heart: Jesus
Transmits the words and life of Christ to the world
Mount Sion

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