Pentecost

This Sunday is Pentecost on the Christian calendar. Pentecost, and not Christmas, is the second holiest day on the calendar. While Pentecost is a specific Jewish feast mentioned in Leviticus, it has a very different meaning in Christendom. For us, it is a celebration of the events depicted in chapter 2 of the Book of Acts, when the disciples of Jesus, anointed by tongues of fire, gained the abilities they would need to go out and spread the faith. In many respects, the day is seen as the birth of the Church.

This blog is actually named after Pentecost. I'll have more to say on that if anyone ever starts reading it. :-)