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

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    Eastern Orthodox and other Christians who follow the Gregorian calendar will celebrate Pentecost on Sunday, June 23. This Feast Day is celebrated annually 40 days after the Feast of the Ascension ...

  4. Pentecost - Wikipedia

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    Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day. [1] It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks , as described in the Acts of ...

  5. Liturgical year - Wikipedia

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    The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, [1] [2] consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of scripture are to be read.

  6. When Is Pentecost in 2024, and How Long Does This ... - AOL

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    For Orthodox Christians (and others who follow the Gregorian calendar), Pentecost will be observed on Sunday, June 23, 2024 (seven weeks after Orthodox Easter).

  7. 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 ...

  8. Liturgical calendar of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

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    Start Date Duration 1: Annunciation (Subara) The Sunday between November 27 and December 3: 3–4 weeks 2: Nativity: December 25: 1–2 weeks 3: Epiphany (Denha) The Sunday between January 2 and 6; otherwise January 6, if no such Sunday exists: 4–9 weeks 4: Great Fast (Sawma Rabba) The 7th Sunday before Easter [note 1] 7 weeks 5: Resurrection ...

  9. Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite - Wikipedia

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    Each day in the Catholic liturgical calendar has a rank. The five basic ranks for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, in descending order of importance, are as follows: Solemnity — the highest ranking type of feast day. It commemorates an event in the life of Jesus or Mary, or celebrates a Saint important to the whole Church or the local ...