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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 ...
June 3. Corpus Christi is a moveable feast, celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, [ 11] 60 days after Easter, or, in countries where it is not a holy day of obligation, on the following Sunday. [ 57] The earliest possible Thursday celebration falls on May 21 (as in 1818 and 2285), the latest on June 24 (as in 1943 and 2038).
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, or Theophany, is the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Originally the baptism of Christ was celebrated on Epiphany, which commemorates the coming of the Magi, the baptism of Christ, and the wedding at Cana. Over time in the West, however, the celebration ...
26. “May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him.” – Psalm 72: ...
The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ[ 1] (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday[ 2][ 3]) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is one of the ecumenical (shared by multiple denominations) feasts of Christian churches ...
Jeremiah 29:11. “I know I have the plans I have in mind for you, declares the Lord; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope.”. The Good News: God, just ...
2025 date. 25 April; 26–28 May. Frequency. annual. Related to. Ascension Thursday. Rogation days are days of prayer and fasting in Western Christianity. They are observed with processions and the Litany of the Saints. The so-called major rogation is held on 25 April; [ a] the minor rogations are held on Monday to Wednesday preceding Ascension ...
Start 2024 with a fresh mind and clear heart by reading these new year Bible verses to get you in the festive, yet faithful spirit.