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  2. Pentecost season - Wikipedia

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    The Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church does not include a Pentecost season. Pentecost is considered the last day of the Easter season, and is followed by Ordinary Time. Traditionalist Catholicism has an eight-day Octave of Pentecost, followed by Sundays after Pentecost that continue through to the end of the liturgical year.

  3. Whit Monday - Wikipedia

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    In the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches Whit Monday is known as "Monday of the Holy Spirit" or "Day of the Holy Spirit" and is the first day of the afterfeast of Pentecost, being dedicated specifically to the honor of God the Holy Spirit and particularly in commemoration of his descent upon the apostles at Pentecost.

  4. Feasts of Jesus Christ - Wikipedia

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    Feasts of the Theotokos (Богородичные праздники; by definition same to Marian feast days, the actual set differs between Catholic and Orthodox Churches) Feasts of Saints While Easter is treated as Feast of Feasts, the following eight feasts of Christ are assigned the highest rank of the Great Feasts in the Eastern Orthodox ...

  5. What Is Pentecost and Why Do Some Christians Celebrate It? - AOL

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    Pentecost Meaning In Greek, the word Pentecost literally means "fiftieth." According to Faith Giant : "The Pentecost has a variety of names in the Bible: Shavuot, The Feast of Weeks, the First ...

  6. Pentecost - Wikipedia

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    Since the council, Pentecost Monday is no longer solemnized. Pentecost Monday remains an official festival in many Protestant churches, such as the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and others. In the Byzantine Catholic Rite Pentecost Monday is no longer a Holy Day of Obligation, but rather a simple holiday.

  7. Seven Joys of the Virgin - Wikipedia

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    The Pentecost or Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and Mary The Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Alternative choices were made and might include the Visitation and the Finding in the Temple , as in the Seven Joyful Mysteries of the Life of the Ever-Blessed Virgin from St. Vincent's Manual , or the Franciscan Crown form ...

  8. Christian observances of Jewish holidays - Wikipedia

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    The traditional Christian holiday of Pentecost is based on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot celebrated seven weeks after the start of Passover. Pentecost is part of the Movable Cycle of the ecclesiastical year. Pentecost is always seven weeks after the day after the Sabbath day which always occurs during the feast of unleavened bread.

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