The fifty days following Pascha until the Feast of Pentecost are known as the period of the Pentecostarion in the Orthodox Church. At the mid-point between these great feasts of Pascha and Pentecost, ...

Even in apostolic times, it was customary to begin the Church year with the celebration of the Savior’s Resurrection. The second oldest Christian feast day was the day of Pentecost, on which the Holy ...

By Rod Anderson “Globalization” is not a new concept, as Thomas Friedman would have us believe in his book, “The World is Flat.” It’s been around since Pentecost, and that was a long time ...

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When he was in seminary studying ahead of his ordination to the priesthood, Cona said one of his professors "would often ...

Visit the homepage for more information. After fifty days of joyous celebration, the Easter Season solemnly closes each year with the great feast of Pentecost Sunday. This has been traditionally ...