Pentecost

Pentecost

50 Days After Easter

"Blessed art thou, O Christ our God, who has revealed the fishermen as most wise, having sent upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them thou has fished the universe, O Lover of mankind, glory to thee."

 Pentecost occurred 50 days after Easter. The Apostles were gathered together to receive the blessing of the Holy Spirit, which was promised to them ten days before by Jesus at His ascension into Heaven. When the Holy Spirit came to the Apostles, they were given the power to teach Christ’s lesson to all the people. The Apostles reported that they saw "tongues of flames which were flickering through the room, touching each person in turn" (Act 2:3). After the flickering tongues touched each person, the apostles began speaking in languages no one had ever heard. This gave the Apostles new courage to do God’s work. They were very excited and filled with joy. They knew that on this day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit or "comforter" had come to be with men here on earth.