Pentecost: A Time of Renewal

Norwich Diocese ^ | May 15, 2024 | Andrea DePaola

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Pentecost, a radiant jewel in the liturgical crown of the Catholic Church, illuminates our faith with the fiery descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and disciples gathered in Jerusalem. Celebrated fifty days after Easter, Pentecost ignites our hearts with the timeless message of Divine empowerment, unity, and evangelization.

The Acts of the Apostles transports us to that momentous day when the apostles, previously cloistered in fear, were filled with heavenly courage as tongues of fire settled upon them.

The Holy Spirit, in His boundless wisdom and grace, bestowed upon them the gift of tongues, enabling them to proclaim the Gospel in languages unknown to them— a miraculous sign of God's universal love and salvation.

Pentecost beckons us to embrace the Spirit's transformative touch in our own lives. Just as the apostles were emboldened to preach the Good News to every nation, we are called to be modern-day witnesses of Christ's redemptive love and mercy. It inspires us to pray fervently for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that we may be empowered to live out our faith boldly and compassionately.

As we anticipate Pentecost's arrival this year, let us prepare our hearts to receive the gifts of the Spirit—wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.

May Pentecost be a season of profound renewal, a time when we recommit ourselves to the mission of building God's kingdom on earth, one filled with love, justice, and peace.

In the timeless words of the Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) hymn:

"Come, Holy Spirit, come!

And from your celestial home,

Shed a ray of light divine!"

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I Just returned from Saturday afternoon mass for Pentecost and was wondering where did the word "Pentecost" originate?

The word "Pentecost" comes from the Greek word pentecostē, which means "50th day". The holiday is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, which is also 50 days after Easter. Because the date depends on the date of Easter, Pentecost is a moveable feast, meaning the date is not fixed.

[cowboyusa]

The first Pentecost was the Holy Day of Shavout, which commemorated the giving of the Torah. But the GREATER fullf8lment was the coming of the HOLY SPIRIT.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

And what exactly does that have to do with where the specific word “Pentecost” originated and became known for that event? Is Shavout somehow connected to 50 days after Easter timeline? I’m missing the context in your reply of how that event became named as “Pentecost”?

[cowboyusa]

Pentecost happened on Shavout. 50 Days after YESHUA was raised from the dead

[fidelis]

• Pentecost, or the Feast of Weeks (in Hebrew, Shavout), was one of three major Jewish pilgrim feasts, celebrated seven weeks after Passover (Deuteronomy 16:16). Devout Jews from all over the known world would be in Jerusalem for these two feasts (verses 9-11). Originally a harvest festival where God’s people would offer him the first fruits (best part) of the harvest, it came to be also a commemoration of the giving of the Law to Moses on Mt. Sinai on the fiftieth day after the Exodus from Egypt (from the Greek Petekoste, meaning “fiftieth”).
• So there was a Jewish feast of Pentecost before there was a Christian one. The Jewish feast was celebrated 50 days after Passover, but the Christian feast is celebrated 50 days after Easter. Christians now celebrate Pentecost as the “birthday” of the Church, and a celebration of the giving of the New Law of the Spirit written on the hearts of believers (Jeremiah 31:31-34; 2 Corinthians 3:4-6) as was promised to the Apostles by Our Lord (John 15:26;16:13; 20:22, Luke 24:49).

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Wonderful reminder!

[daniel1212]

Pentecost, a radiant jewel in the liturgical crown of the Catholic Church, illuminates our faith with the fiery descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and disciples gathered in Jerusalem. Celebrated fifty days after Easter, Pentecost ignites our hearts with the timeless message of Divine empowerment, unity, and evangelization.

Pentecost is describing the Spirit coming in power, which can occur at or subsequent to being born of the Spirit, (Acts 8:12,14; Acts 9:17) while it is not the act itself of baptism as per Catholicism - even without required repentant personal faith (Acts 2:38; 8:36,37) that results in the indwelling of the Spirit, nor the timeless message itself of Divine empowerment that ignites hearts, but the actual realization of the Spirit by effectual penitent, heart-purifying, heart-changing regenerating faith in the Divine Son of God (http://peacebyjesus.net/deityofchrist.html) and Lord of all, (Acts 10:43-47; 15:7-9) sent be the Father to be the Savior of the world, (1 Jn. 4:14) who saves sinners by His sinless shed blood.

And which faith is imputed for righteousness, (Romans 4:5) and is shown in baptism and following the Lord, (Acts 2:38-47; Jn. 10:27, 28) whom they shall go to be with or His return (Phil 1:23; 2Cor. 5:8 [“we”]; Heb, 12:22,23; 1Cor. 15:51ff'; 1Thess. 4:17) In contrast to those who were never born of the Spirit or who terminally fall away. (Gal. 5:1-4; Heb. 3:12; 10:25-39) Glory and thanks be to God.

Yet Yet

[metmom]

Pentecost is about the Holy Spirit, not Catholicism.

The Catholic church does not own Pentecost no matter how much they try or want to.

[Catholic and Conservative]

Happy Pentecost. Walk in the Spirit, brothers and sisters in Christ, glorifying God by your actions.