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 16 – in the region of Caesarea Philippi
When? After meeting with the Pharisee’s lack of faith
What? Dialogue of Jesus with his disciples
Who? Jesus, disciples
How? Jesus questions his disciples
Why? Jesus invites from them a proclamation of faith

5. Unveiling Identities ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’
‘Who do you say I am?’
Peter professes the identity of Jesus in faith – The Son of God
Jesus gives Peter a new identity – The Rock
Jesus gives his followers a new identity – the Church

6. Finding God The Son of Man The Christ The Son of the Living God
The Son of the Father in heaven
Owns the Church
Owns the keys of the kingdom of Heaven

7. Finding the human person
Flesh and blood / faith
Son of Jonah / adopted son of the Father
Given new name + new vocation

8. Institution and Communion
Finding the Church
Visible and Invisible
Earth and Heaven
Institution and Communion
Divine and Human

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