KYIV.UkraineGate , 12 , June , 2022 | Society.
Today, June 12, the faithful celebrate the Day of the Holy Trinity.
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“Dear brothers and sisters! Today we celebrate the Day of the Holy Trinity, Pentecost, and the birthday of the New Testament Church. These three aspects of the feast point to the diversity of the gospel event we venerate on this day – the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Christ, the apostles, according to the Savior’s promise before the Ascension, ”the statement said.
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So on this day, on the fiftieth day after the Resurrection of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, appeared in the world visible to the eyes and tangible to the human soul – with the gifts of grace.
The book of Acts describes it this way: “Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance ”(Acts 2: 2-4).
Then the New Testament Church is founded – the mysterious Body of Christ, in which the Lord is the Head, and all those who believe are members of the Body, united by the grace of the Holy Spirit.
The event of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles is of great importance to the whole Church.
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“If the Holy Spirit had not enlightened the apostles, they would never have fully understood the Savior’s teaching. If they did not accept the gift of preaching and teaching, the preaching of the gospel would not spread so quickly throughout the world, we would have neither the Holy Gospel, nor the Acts, nor the apostolic epistles written by the apostles under the influence of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, there would be no Holy Apostolic Ecumenical Church of Christ with its pastors and sacraments, through which the grace of the Holy Spirit is now constantly working on all believers. On this great holiday of Pentecost, on the Day of the Holy Trinity, we wish that the grace given to all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, always be with each of you! ”, – added in the PCU.
Source: Ukrgate
