Feast of Weeks Pentecost marks the founding of the Christian community and the beginning of its evangelistic mission. Pentecost (Greek, fifty) takes its name from the 50 days between Passover and the Old Testament festival of Feast of Weeks. Ancient Jewish law in...
Today marks the 50th day and the 7th sabbath after Christ’s Easter Sunday resurrection. Pentecost. The day of the arrival of the Holy Spirit. A Christian high holy day. The coming of the Spirit was prophesied 800 years before the birth of...