SCHERERVILLE — The congregation at Descent of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Church has typically had a modest size, but their devotion to God and the parish has always been strong.

It is the day that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary. It concludes the Easter Season- and celebrates the Church’s mission in the world.

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Twelve crescent-shaped formations of abstract doves, with a green patina, bolted on Seminary wall. The sculpture represents the descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost, and when seen from a distance ...

At Pentecost, the Old Testament spring harvest festival characterized by offerings to God in the direction of the four winds, the Church is overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit coming in wind and fire ...

The Monday after Pentecost is the feast of the Holy Spirit in the Orthodox Church, and the Sunday after Pentecost is the feast of All Saints. This is the logical liturgical sequence since the coming ...

The descent of the Holy Spirit is my favorite mystery of the Rosary. Each time I get to this decade, the first seven get taken up by the seven gifts, and the other three, by the request for ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The feast of Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit, 50 days after the resurrection. Pentecostés, a depiction of the ...

Pentecost, along with Christmas and Easter, is one of the most important holidays in the Church. It is the day that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and the Blessed ...

And in the New Testament as well, the Pentecostal feast is fulfilled and made new by the coming of the "new law," the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ. When the day of Pentecost ...