The first novena ever prayed is the Pentecost Novena, or the Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, it begins on Friday, May 27, and concludes on Saturday, June 4. Catholics worldwide often recite ...

Novena for Pentecost: Join Dan Schutte in a virtual novena for Pentecost. The most powerful message we preach to the world is in the way we treat each other, especially at times like this when we ...

Pentecost is celebrated Sunday. The disciples and the followers of Jesus returned to Jerusalem to the upper room where they were staying. They were waiting for Jesus’s promise to be fulfilled ...

There we learn that before his ascension, Jesus told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the gift the father had promised. The disciples waited together, praying in an upstairs room ...

Planning: Pentecost Sunday. By: Lawrence Mick Today brings us to the end of the 50 days of Easter with the celebration of Pentecost. This means a slight shift in emphasis, but it should still be ...

Depiction of the Pentecost in the National Gallery, London (Picture: Getty Images) The name ‘Pentecost’ derives from the Greek word ‘Pentekostos’, which translates as ’50’.

Yet Pentecost day is a reminder that Joel’s prophecy roared to life when the Holy Spirit descended on Mary and the apostles gathered in the Upper Room. On that day, more than two millennia ago ...

On Pentecost, Christians commemorate the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 2, describes fearful disciples who were transformed when God’s Spirit descended on them like ...

LA GRANDE — Faith Lutheran Church will gather to worship in La Grande at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 19, on the Day of Pentecost. This is a day that the church recognizes when the Holy Spirit descended ...

When the day of Pentecost arrived, the disciples gathered in one place. Suddenly, the rush of a violent wind filled the house where they were together. A tongue, as of fire, rested on each disciple.

Pope Benedict XVI's call for a New Pentecost at World Youth Day was featured in remarks made by Bishop Julian Porteous, auxiliary bishop of Sydney, The Catholic Weekly reports. Saturday, December ...

However, Pentecost Monday is stilll a public holiday in many European countries, such as France, Germany and Belgium. Within Christianity the day is still popular for baptisms, while some churches ...