And in the New Testament as well, the Pentecostal feast is fulfilled and made new by the coming of the "new law," the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ. When the day of Pentecost ...

Pentecost, said Fr ... This, he said, "is an important distinction because it reminds us that the descent of the Holy Spirit ...

Thus, Pentecost, the Descent of the Holy Spirit to earth, is the fullness of the revelation of the Holy Trinity. This is why it is called Trinity Day. The Descent of the Holy Spirit from heaven is the ...

Summary: The Christian festival of Pentecost is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. It refers to the Holy Spirit descending among the apostles - just as Jesus had said it would.

The Holy Ghost appeared at times under the form of a dove, and again under the form of tongues of fire; for, being a pure spirit without ... is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost.

Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter. It celebrates the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on the community after Jesus ascended into heaven. The story from the Acts of the Apostles describes this ...

After that, the living Jesus spent time with the apostles and promised to send the Holy Spirit to them, and ascended back into heaven. Pentecost is the day for Christians to remember the coming of ...

91 The descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus ... first on Easter Sunday and then more strikingly at Pentecost. 96 Filled with the Holy Spirit the apostles began to proclaim "the mighty works of ...

While it has Jewish roots, Pentecost is a Christian feast day celebrating the arrival of the Holy Spirit on believers in ...