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.

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.

VATICAN CITY — 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. The first Pentecost “does ...

Celebrates: The day the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles, causing them to speak in tongues. On a Scale of 1 to 10: The importance of Pentecost depends on the person.

They were waiting for Jesus’s promise to be fulfilled when he said to them, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to ...

The main scene depicts the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. (photo: 2013 photo / Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock) Msgr. Charles Pope Sunday Guide June 6, 2025 ...

The Holy Spirit opens borders in hearts, relationships and between peoples, Pope Leo XIV said June 8 as he celebrated Mass for 80,000 Romans and pilgrims from all continents in St. Peter’s ...

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 ...

Related: 35 Insightful Bible Verses for Pentecost to Pay Tribute to the Power of the Holy Spirit. When Is Pentecost in 2024? Pentecost Sunday takes place on May 19 in 2024—seven weeks after Easter.

The winds of the Spirit grant courage to those ready to participate in the healing of all creation. Congregations around the world will be celebrating Pentecost on Sunday, June 5.

The first novena ever prayed is the Pentecost Novena, or the Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, it begins on Friday, May 19, and concludes on Saturday, May 27.