Those in holy orders receive the Spirit so they can dispense him to others. There is an alternate Gospel for Year B (John 15:26-27; 16:12-15). Jesus promises to send the Spirit to “guide you to ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

June 8, 2025, Pentecost Sunday, Vigil Mass: The readings and prayers of this extended liturgy can inspire a heightened experience of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful and rekindle a ...

Vatican City, Jun 5, 2022 / 04:30 am. On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis offered advice on how to distinguish the voice of the Holy Spirit from “the voice of the spirit of evil.” ...

Vatican City, May 19, 2024 / 08:15 am. On the solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis said that Christians are called to proclaim the Gospel to everyone with gentleness and the power of the Holy Spirit.

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 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.

That’s the Holy Spirit I see at work among us this Pentecost as an interfaith network launches the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival with 40 Days of Nonviolent Action ...