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? Bethany, far side of the Jordan
When? ‘The next day’: during the ministry of John
What? The witness of John the Baptist
Who? John, Jesus, crowd of people
How? John sees Jesus and declares him to be the Lamb of God
Why? The Word is revealed, John’s mission is fulfilled

4. John the Baptist Sees Jesus Spoke of his mission in the past
Speaks now as a witness
Did not know Jesus (x 2)
has now fulfilled his mission: to reveal the Chosen One of God

5. Jesus Lamb of God Is after, before and greater than John (x2)
Revealed by the Father through the sign of the Holy Spirit (x2)

6. Finding God Lamb of God: Jesus
Eternal (before John): Born of the Father before all ages
The Highest (greater than John): God from God
Comes in time (after John): Incarnation
Announced and revealed by the Father (the one who sent John) and the Holy Spirit: God makes himself known as Trinity.

7. Finding the human person
Facing Mystery (I did not know him)
Receiving Revelation (It was to reveal him… / I am the witness that he is…)
Responding in Faith (Seeing Jesus / I have seen…)

8. Finding the Church
“Behold, the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world”
Role of human witness and transmission: John is a figure of the Church
The one who baptises with the Holy Spirit

10. 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!

11. Acknowledgments
Mosaics artworks: © Fr Marko Rupnik and Centro Aletti
With gratitude to the Wednesday Word