With the reform of the Roman Calendar in 1969, Ordinary Time now begins on the Monday after Pentecost (suppressing what used to be an Octave of Pentecost). The Sunday after Pentecost is now ...

Catholics recognize Easter — when Jesus Christ rose from the dead after sacrificing his life ... Easter was on March 31 and runs until Pentecost Sunday, May 19. Catholics observe Easter ...

Pentecost is a Christian church holiday, falling on the seventh Sunday after Easter. The word Pentecost is derived from the Greek word "pentekoste," meaning 50. The Old Testament counterpart to ...

commented that after the events of Jesus' life and after the Pentecost came to fruition in the "Council of Jerusalem" (Acts 15:1-31), the next major step for the Christian community did not come ...

commented that after the events of Jesus' life and after the Pentecost came to fruition in the "Council of Jerusalem" (Acts 15:1-31), the next major step for the Christian community did not come ...

Pentecost is one of the major dates in the church’s calendar, along with Christmas and Easter. Our word Pentecost derives from the Greek word for 50. The feast occurs 50 days after Easter.

Pentecost or Whit Sunday will be on June 5 this year ... Peter began preaching after the first Pentecost, gaining more than 3,000 followers who were subsequently baptised, which is why Pentecost ...

It is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, marking 50 days since the final Sabbath of Passover, and so falls on a different date each year. While ‘Pentecost’ is more widely used in ...

Pentecost always occurs 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus and ... Pentecost is also referred to as “WhitSunday”, or White Sunday, referring to the white vestments that are typically ...