Tag: Pentecost

Bishop Malooly livestreams Mass from the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington on the feast of the Pentecost. Although public gatherings have been cancelled during...

FATHER JOSEPH W. McQUAIDE iV Last week, in our reading from Saint Luke’s Acts of the Apostles, the apostolic band was left with mouths agape...

Sunday Scripture readings, May 31, 2020 1) Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 2) 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13 Gospel: Jn 20:19-23 Christian life begins and ends in the...

Today's responsorial psalm uses brief excerpts from the lengthy Psalm 104, a paean to God's work as Creator. In keeping with the theme of...

"Peace be with you," Jesus says in the Gospel reading for Pentecost Sunday (Jn 20:19). Peace — as in harmony, or even as in a...

The first time I sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit, I was four years old. It was late, much past my bedtime. I'd had...

Some things happen in a blaze of splendor like a fireworks display. Others are as simple and sweet as a smooth stone being slipped...

Sunday Scripture readings, June 9, 2019 Pentecost Cycle C Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 2) 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17 Gospel: Jn...

Pentecost, Greek for "50th day," was originally a Jewish term referring to the 50th day after Passover. For the first Christians, it was the...

  Jesus assured his disciples he would not leave them as orphans; he promised the Father would send another Advocate to be with them always...