June 15, 2008
The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated each year on the fiftieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha and ten days after the Feast of the Ascension of Christ.
The Feast is always celebrated on a Sunday.
The Feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, a feast of the Jewish tradition.
It also celebrates the establishment of the Church through the preaching of the Apostles
and the baptism of the thousands who on that day believed in the Gospel message of salvation through Jesus Christ.
The Feast is also seen as the culmination of the revelation of the Holy Trinity.
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June 5, 2008
The Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on the fortieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha.
Since the date of Pascha changes each year, the date of the Feast of the Ascension changes. The Feast is always celebrated on a Thursday.
The Feast itself commemorates when, on the fortieth day after His Resurrection, Jesus led His disciples to the Mount of Olives.
And after blessing them and asking them to wait for the fulfillment of the promise of the Holy Spirit, He ascended into heaven.
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