After that, the living Jesus spent time with the apostles and promised to send the Holy Spirit to them, and ascended back into heaven. Pentecost is the day for Christians to remember the coming of ...

Summary: The Christian festival of Pentecost is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. It refers to the Holy Spirit descending among the apostles - just as Jesus had said it would.

and the day on which He came down upon the Apostles is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost. Q. 426. Why is the day on which the Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles called Whitsunday? A. The day on ...

Patrick’s Church in Smithtown, New York. Verses in the Acts of the Apostles (2:1-4) tell the story of Pentecost, Cona said. ILLINOIS PASTOR AND AUTHOR URGES OTHERS AMID TODAY'S EVIL ...

Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter. It celebrates the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on the community after Jesus ascended into heaven. The story from the Acts of the Apostles describes this ...

Luke uses this prophetic statement as an outline for Acts. Once the apostles are "baptized with the Holy Spirit" (1:5) at Pentecost (2), they evangelize the people in Jerusalem (1-7). Soon they ...

Co-stars of the Acts of the Apostles by Patrick Whitworth (Sacristy Press, £9.99 (£8.99); 978-1-78959-376-1). “The life and mission of the early church after the day of Pentecost through accessible ...