Reflection

Pentecost Sunday 2021

Pentecost is observed on the seventh Sunday after Easter and 10 days after Ascension. As the date of Pentecost Sunday is decided according to the date of Easter, this day is a changeable feast.

The earliest day, Pentecost Sunday took place was on May 10th (in 1818) and the latest possible date for Pentecost is June 13th (in 2038). This year the Pentecost Sunday will be observed on Sunday, May 23rd.

Why is it called Pentecost Sunday?

Pentecost Sunday celebrates the Holy Spirit coming in the form of flames to the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ, as recorded in the New Testament in Acts 2:1-31, the fifth book of the New Testament of the Bible. Many Christians recognize the descent of the Holy Spirit as the birth of the Church.