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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sat May 18, 2013, 08:41 PM May 2013

Happy Pentecost!

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!!!

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Happy Pentecost! (Original Post) hrmjustin May 2013 OP

One of my favorite parts of the New Testament Trajan May 2013 #1

Veni Sancte Spiritus No Vested Interest May 2013 #2

Happy Pentecost! Brigid May 2013 #3

We went to the Spanish-language service ... kwassa May 2013 #4

It traditional to do the gospel in many languages. hrmjustin May 2013 #5

We've done that, too. kwassa May 2013 #6

Trajan

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1. One of my favorite parts of the New Testament

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Sat May 18, 2013, 08:47 PM

May 2013

Little Flamie!

How adorable ...

No Vested Interest

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2. Veni Sancte Spiritus

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Sat May 18, 2013, 11:03 PM

May 2013

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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

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3. Happy Pentecost!

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Sun May 19, 2013, 05:27 PM

May 2013

kwassa

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

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Mon May 20, 2013, 09:57 PM

May 2013

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

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

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Mon May 20, 2013, 09:59 PM

May 2013

kwassa

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6. We've done that, too.

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #5)

Mon May 20, 2013, 10:10 PM

May 2013

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.

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