Happy Pentecost! This Sunday is commonly called Whitsunday. Why, read on and check out the AOC Sunday Report RIGHT HERE!
Pentecost which is commonly called Whitsunday and the time of Whitsuntide
The octave (8 days) following Whitsunday. In the Book of Common Prayer, the Monday and Tuesday after Whitsunday are Red Letter days, so called because days provided with a proper Collect (prayer), Epistle, and Gospel were marked in the calendar in red ink. "Whitsuntide" (formerly also spelled "Whitsontide") or "Whitsun Week" is derived from Middle English whitsonday, from Old English hwita sunnandæg, "White Sunday", in reference to the white ceremonial robes formerly worn on this day.
Whitsunday marks the Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the 50th day after Easter. It ranks, after Easter, as the second festival of the Church. In the West, the Vigil of Pentecost soon became a secondary date for baptisms, with a ceremony resembling the Paschal Vigil Service. (Pentecost is the Greek name for the Jewish Feast of Weeks, which falls on the 50th day after Passover.) As the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles on this day (Acts 2:1), the name was applied to the Christian feast celebrating this event, popularly called "Whitsunday".
Today we have super sermons from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as from Revs Jack and Bryan. They are each quite different, but very good. Rev Jack's can be see on video RIGHT HERE.
Every week finds a lot of people who need your prayer. Today is not a bit different than the others, please start with Shamu, Jim, Laurie and work out from there.
As we come in to a new week, remember each day brings the chance to not make the same mistakes as the last. Think about the role of the Holy Ghost in your life, if He does not have one, think about that.
Have an EPIC week ahead.
Godspeed,
Church of the Faithful Centurion
Descanso, California
United States of America
