Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Pentecost is the final celebration of the seven-week Easter period. According to Christian belief, Pentecost commemorates the day that the ...

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Christians have just celebrated Pentecost (Whitsun), commemorating the sending of God’s Spirit to the apostles after Jesus’ resurrection. The New Testament book of Acts picks up where Luke’s Gospel ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released 11 new hymns on Thursday, marking 48 songs so far in the church's new "Hymns — For Home and Church" hymnbook that have been ...

The Deast commemorates the foundational event during which the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Most Holy Trinity, descended upon the Apostles. Public Domain The Orthodox faithful in Greece are ...

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Pentecost Sunday is a special day on the Christian liturgical calendar that marks the anniversary of when the Holy Spirit descended upon the early church, as documented in Acts 2:1-13. The Christian ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In Hymns for the Feast of Pentecost today, including plainchant from the 9th century (Veni, Creator Spiritus) and the ...

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