Vigil Mass marks the Feast of Pentecost
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May 27, 2021
BEACON PHOTO | MATTHEW GIGLIHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CHURCH A woman prays during the vigil Mass marking the Feast of Pentecost at St. Michael Church in Paterson May 22.On the vigil of Pentecost, Bishop Sweeney celebrates Mass with Neocatechumenal Way community at St. Michael Church in PatersonPATERSON Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was main celebrant of the vigil Mass to mark the Feast of Pentecost with the Neocatechumenal Way community at St. Michael Church here May 22.
Pentecost is the feast of the universal Church that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ, on the ancient Jewish festival called the “feast of weeks” or Pentecost. Pentecost is often referred to as the “Birthday of the Church.”
