Happy Pentecost!

[hrmjustin]

In the Christian calendar it is the day we celebrate the Holy Ghost/Spirit descended on the apostles in tongues of fire 10 days after the ascension of Jesus Christ. Acts of the Apostles also says the Apostles were able to speak in many different tongues so that all people would understand them.

In the Jewish calendar it is the day they celebrate the giving of the Law/Torah to the whole congregation at Mount Sinai.

Happy Pentecost!!!

[Trajan]

1. One of my favorite parts of the New Testament

Little Flamie!

How adorable ...

[No Vested Interest]

2. Veni Sancte Spiritus

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Attributed to Stephen Langton, archbishop of Canterbury, who was also a principal author of the Magna Carta, as well as dividing the The Bible verses in to chapters and numbered verses.

[Brigid]

3. Happy Pentecost!

[kwassa]

4. We went to the Spanish-language service ...

bilingual, actually ... an alternative service offered at our church

and celebrated Pentecost with red balloons, a mariachi band singing the Spanish hymns, and a folkloric Mexican dance troupe. Then, a terrific potluck.

[hrmjustin]

5. It traditional to do the gospel in many languages.

[kwassa]

6. We've done that, too.

and this area being immigrant-central, we've always been able to get a dozen languages or so reading at the same time in utter chaos.

Aside from Latino food specialties, there was also jollof rice from our West African members.