Published by Now I am going to talk about how today is important to the catholic religion. Today is May 11, 2008. In the catholic religion this is the last Sunday of the Easter season. This day is called Pentacost. It is the day that tongues of fire went over the heads of the twelve apostles when the lord, Jesus Christ visited them.
The lord had given them the gift of the holy spirit that we still have today. In our faith the holy spirit is shown. This means that there is no doubt that the holy spirit exist. It is a important day in the catholic religion. Also, just as a reminder tomorrow is the first day of Ordinary Time as well as May crowning, but more about that another time.
cool. I never really knew what pentacost meant. lol
Not exacltly a Catholic Holiday, but more of a Christian Holday…
Pentecost was originally an Old Testament festival, calculated as beginning on the fiftieth day after the beginning of Passover. In the Christian calendar, it falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter. It was called the Feast of Weeks and in the Old Testament was originally an agricultural festival celebrating and giving thanks for the “first fruits” of the early spring harvest (Lev 23, Exod 23, 34).
While there are other references to Pentecost in the New Testament (e.g. 1 Cor 16:8), it is most significant in Acts 2 and the familiar scene of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on those in the “upper room.” The New Testament writers associate the events of Acts 2 with Pentecost, and relate it to the prophecies of Joel 2 and promises of Jesus (Acts 1:8). In both, the emphasis is on a empowerment through the Holy Spirit to enable the people of God to witness to Jesus the Christ.