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Finding Faith: Pentecost Is More than an Afterthought

Pentecost is a festival celebrated in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit descended on faithful people gathered during the Feast of Weeks.
This event occurred as devout Jews from many nations were together, leading to the Spirit giving them the ability to speak in various languages.
The Book of Acts 2:1-31 describes the arrival of the Holy Spirit with the sound of a violent wind and divided tongues of fire resting on each person present.
Observers were astonished and asked, "And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?" reflecting the Spirit’s power to unite many peoples.
This event marks the church's origin and suggests the Holy Spirit inspires wonder and unity, although Pentecost often remains an afterthought in many Christian traditions.

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Finding Faith: Pentecost is more than an afterthought

My friends, we are soon entering my favorite season of the liturgical calendar: Pentecost! Oh, I know that probably doesn’t sound very Lutheran of me. After all, as a Protestant denomination, we are pretty Christ-centered. And deservedly so. But I’ve always loved the Holy Spirit. It’s the one expression of our celebrated triune God that I understand on a very intimate basis. God? … Too infinite and vast for me to wrap my head around. Jesus? Whil…

2 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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The Catholic Miscellany

Pentecost Is the Heart of the Trinity and the Birth of the Church

Pentecost is the heart of the Trinity and the birth of the Church In Spanish cbryantlester Wed, 05/28/2025 - 13:08 By Cristina Sullivan Jun 1, 2025 June 2025 The Solemnity of Pentecost is a feast in which one of the greatest desires of the Sacred Heart is fulfilled: Jesus Christ, once already glorified, instills his Spirit in abundance and manifests himself as a divine person, so that the Holy Trinity is fully revealed. His mission to save us ha…

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die-tagespost.de

On Pentecost the Mission of the Church Begins

At Pentecost the Loretto community celebrates in 30 places. 12,000 participants are expected, most of them already organized, Maximilian Oettingen reveals the "daily post".

3 days ago·Germany

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