Pentecost Sunday, the conclusion of the Easter season, occurs 50 days after Easter Sunday. It marks the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and Mary.

And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your old men will have dreams, Your young men will see visions. And even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days ...

Pentecost Sunday, which is celebrated 50 days after Easter Sunday, remembers the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, said Fr. Louis Cona of Rockville Center, New York.

Pentecost, the day that the Holy Spirit came in a very special, dramatic, and forceful manner to give birth to the Christian Church. Pentecost, which falls on Sunday, May 23, this year, is ...

What appear to them as individual flames of fire alighting on each one of them. ... The Holy Spirit creates a unified, diverse community. To whom was the Holy Spirit given on the Day of Pentecost?

Pentecost: Come, Holy Spirit, ... the Holy Spirit as tongues of fire descending on each of them. It’s not clear to me if there are 11 Apostles or 12 — Acts (1:12-25) ...

On the day of Pentecost, Jesus' disciples and closest companions are in one place. Suddenly, a loud wind fills the whole space; something like the flame of a fire rests over each person.

The Holy Spirit is the ‘interior Teacher,’ guiding us ‘along the right path, throughout the situations of life.’ Pope Francis gives a homily in St. Peter’s Basilica on Pentecost Sunday ...

On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit — whom Jesus Christ promised to send at his Ascension — burst into the upper room “like a strong driving wind” where his Apostles and ...

Faith Seeking Understanding: May we take time during this celebration of Pentecost not only to recall the Holy Spirit's enduring presence in human history, but to come to see more clearly the ...

Pentecost, along with Christmas and Easter, is one of the most important holidays in the Church. It is the day that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and the Blessed ...

On the feast of Pentecost, Pope Francis focused his homily and Angelus address on the work of the Holy Spirit in guiding and giving life to the Church. Thursday, October 31, 2024.