The miracle of the first Pentecost is that Diaspora Jews from Parthia, Media, Elam and all those other exotic places hear and understand the preaching of the apostles in their own languages.

Pentecost Sunday, which is celebrated 50 days after Easter Sunday, remembers the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, said Fr. Louis Cona of Rockville Center, New York.

That left only only 11 apostles, so the remaining 11 voted in a replacement: Matthias. Matthias was there during the Pentecost, which means he became holy without ever having been a disciple.

Pentecost is celebrated Sunday. The disciples and the followers of Jesus returned to Jerusalem to the upper room where they were staying. They were waiting for Jesus’s promise to be fulfilled ...

Pentecost didn't end, or the coming of the spirit wasn't a one-time event. Jesus sends that spirit into us right now, the people of God, the church.

On the day of Pentecost, Jesus' disciples and closest companions are in one place. Suddenly, a loud wind fills the whole space; something like the flame of a fire rests over each person.

This confused them. In a nutshell, this is Pentecost, or at least, the most intriguing detail of the famous Acts story. But too often this significant detail gets lost in the celebration of rushing ...

Liturgically, we are in the season of Pentecost, shifting from Eastertide on Pentecost Sunday, May 26. The date of Pentecost depends on when Easter comes, as Pentecost is 50 days after the resurrec… ...

The Acts of the Apostles is the story of their struggle to carry out that vocation, to make the Gospel knowable to the whole world. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:3b-7, 12-13 ...