And so, at Calvary, Mary is Our Lady of Promise. Again, she plays a pivotal role at Pentecost. She is a magnet and beacon for the future pilgrim-church. In the midst of the disciples, she represents ...

After that, the living Jesus spent time with the apostles and promised to send the Holy Spirit to them, and ascended back into heaven. Pentecost is the day for Christians to remember the coming of ...

She gathered the apostles together, comforted them, and assisted them in prayer. Together with them she hoped, desired and prayed; with them her petitions were heeded and she received the Holy Spirit ...

and the day on which He came down upon the Apostles is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost. Q. 426. Why is the day on which the Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles called Whitsunday? A. The day on ...

Verses in the Acts of the Apostles (2:1-4) tell the story of Pentecost, Cona said. ILLINOIS PASTOR AND AUTHOR URGES OTHERS ...

the Holy Spirit was poured out on His Apostles. The Spirit then filled the followers with boldness and confidence to go out ...

Summary: The Christian festival of Pentecost is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. It refers to the Holy Spirit descending among the apostles - just as Jesus had said it would.

Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter. It celebrates the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on the community after Jesus ascended into heaven. The story from the Acts of the Apostles describes this ...

Luke uses this prophetic statement as an outline for Acts. Once the apostles are "baptized with the Holy Spirit" (1:5) at Pentecost (2), they evangelize the people in Jerusalem (1-7). Soon they ...

The Book of Acts records or reports that there was a special event that took place at Pentecost ... And at that time the disciples of Jesus were gathered together in Jerusalem unsure of what ...