Sunday 4 June
The descent of the Holy Spirit. A Great Feast, kept kneeling for the first time since Pascha.
Πεντηκοστή & Pentecostes
Pentecost 2028
Fifty days after Easter, the Holy Spirit coming upon the apostles: often called the birthday of the Church.
In 2028 it falls on Sunday 4 June, in Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant practice alike.
The date
In each branch
Sunday 4 June
The Spirit descends on the apostles. Easter Time closes on its fiftieth day.
Sunday 4 June
The Spirit falls on the disciples — fifty days after Easter, and the birth of the church.
The season
The days around it
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Thursday 25 May · Orthodox
Ascension
Forty days after Pascha, the Lord ascends. A Great Feast.
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Thursday 25 May · Catholic
The Ascension of the Lord
Forty days after Easter, Christ ascends and the apostles are sent. Transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter in many countries.
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Thursday 25 May · Protestant
Ascension Day
Forty days after Easter, Christ ascends and the disciples are sent.
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Sunday 11 June · Orthodox
Sunday of All Saints
The first Sunday after Pentecost. The Apostles' Fast opens the next day.
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Sunday 11 June · Catholic
The Most Holy Trinity
The Sunday after Pentecost, kept for the mystery of the Three in One.
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Sunday 11 June · Protestant
Trinity Sunday
The Sunday after Pentecost, kept for the doctrine of the Trinity.
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