Pentecost, meaning fifty in Greek ... Fire and wind remain familiar images of the Spirit even today. These images have a long biblical pedigree. Fire appeared to Moses in the burning bush ...

Sunday, June 5, is Pentecost Sunday ... The reading from Acts 2 speaks of the Holy Spirit using two images: rushing wind and tongues of fire. Notice how today’s text from Acts says “there ...

By Dunford Cole On Pentecost Sunday, we come together to celebrate a significant moment for the church: the day the Holy ...

For example, in 2017 Pentecost will fall on Sunday May 28. Depiction of the Pentecost in the National Gallery, London (Picture: Getty Images) The name ‘Pentecost’ derives from the Greek ...

One might suggest instead that, with Pentecost itself, the new Marian feast, Trinity Sunday and its vigil day ... acts of consecration to the Holy Spirit, images of the Holy Spirit adorning ...

(RNS) — This weekend marks the Christian holy day of Pentecost and the Jewish holy day Shavuot. Both involve 'gifts,' but not the kind that come with bows. Let us ’Splain ... Pentecost Sunday ...

Sunday is Pentecost, a day many mark as the beginning of the Christian church. The Book of Acts in the New Testament of the Bible tells the story of a gathering in Jerusalem, not long after the ...