What is Pentecost?

What is Pentecost

Pentecost is the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost means “fiftieth day” and is celebrated fifty days after Easter. The word Pentecost is Greek and comes from the word for 50. Pentecost is all about getting empowered by the Holy Spirit. Pentecost is also … Read more

Mission Sunday

Mission Sunday

This Sunday, on the 23rd of October, we are celebrating the 85th Mission Sunday. Annually, World Mission Sunday is celebrated on the last but one Sunday of October. This Sunday is set aside to think about our Mission to the world and is a reminder to us as to who we are and what we … Read more

Our Lady of Sorrows

Our Lady of Sorrows

Today, September 15, we have the feast of our lady of sorrows. Devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady has its roots in Sacred Scripture and in Christian piety, which always associates the Blessed Mother with her suffering Son. Today’s feast was introduced by the Servites in order to intensify devotion to Our Lady’s Sorrows. … Read more