The Seasons of the Church Year
Pentecost or Whitsun
Lasting for just one week the season of Pentecost is the shortest season in the Christian calendar. The day itself, though, is of great importance as it marks the 'birthday' of the Church in that it celebrates the time when the apostles and the early disciples were imbued with the gift of the Holy Spirit and enabled to go out 'into all the world' to proclaim the good news.
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