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Difficult Pentecost for pope as butler probe hurts VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A saddened Pope Benedict marked a difficult Pentecost Sunday as the Vatican braced for a possible widening of the scandal that has seen his butler arrested on charges of stealing private documents in the "Vatileaks" affair. The pope looked weary as he celebrated a mass in St Peter's Basilica to mark the day when the Church teaches that the Holy Spirit descended on Christ ... Why Does Pentecost Matter? The pews are rarely packed on Pentecost Sunday although the day is often described as the "birthday of the Church" and is as significant as Christmas and Easter. Pentecost Sunday Pentecost Sunday, also known as the Feast of the Holy Spirit, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus as He had promised. Marking the close of the Easter Season, Church rites will include the recitation of novena prayers and the Litany to the Holy Spirit, prayers for the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit. Red vestments will ... Vugt: Pentecost AT THE feast of Pentecost we remember that wondrous event of the coming down of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and the whole community of people from different nations who were gathered in Jerusalem on that day. The story of Pentecost is not reported in any of the four gospels. We can read it in the Acts of the Apostles. The author of the Acts is the evangelist Luke. He reports Pentecost as a ... Pentecost celebration: the 'birthday' of the church They threw a birthday party at First Central Presbyterian church on Sunday. Jack Levison: Pentecost for the Rest of Us A violent, rushing wind. Fiery tongues. Foreign languages. The spectacle of apparent drunkenness. Peter's successful debut. These are the accouterments of Pentecost that leave most of us out of this story. Hodges: All about Pentecost and the Holy Spirit's vital role Hodges: All about Pentecost and the Holy Spirit's vital role By Corey J. Hodges Special to The Tribune Published May 26, 2012 12:13AM MDT Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost originally was a Jewish holiday known as the Feast of Weeks, observed 50 days after Passover. It became known as Pentecost, a Greek word meaning 50th. The celebration marked the end of the spring harvest, when God's people ... Comfort sick, find Holy Spirit at Pentecost In the Prado Museum in Madrid hangs a depiction of the day of Pentecost, one of the religious masterworks by the artist El Greco. Shavuot and Pentecost have a common heritage This weekend brings another one of those joining of holy days for both Christians and Jews, in the festivals of Shavuot and Pentecost, which share a common heritage. For Christians, Pentecost signifies gift of the Holy Spirit, the birth of the church Tomorrow is Pentecost. It is one of Christianity's three primary festivals. However, unlike the other two, Christmas and Easter, there is no tree to decorate, no cookies to bake, no cards to send, no eggs to dye, no marshmallow Peeps or chocolate
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