Pentecost (Festival of the Holy Spirit) was first a Jewish holyday to commemorate Moses giving the Israelites the Ten Commandments, which was viewed as the founding of the Jewish faith. Later God chose that holyday as the day on which he established the Christian Church. Pentecost is now a Christian holyday that celebrates that amazing moment when the Apostles were gathered in an upper room to celebrate the Jewish Pentecost and were visited by a mighty release of power from God. The Apostles received the Holy Spirit as evidenced by tongues of fire that played upon their heads. The Holy Spirit gave each of them a sense of power and confidence that enabled them to walk by, with, and for the Lord to evangelize the world. Today we use the terms "faith in action" or "walking the walk" or "discipleship" to identify Christians who follow the Apostles' lead.

Holy Trinity Sunday is the Sunday after Pentecost. The Trinitarian nature of God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) is exalted even though the infinite mystery and richness of God can never be fully comprehended by man.

All Saints Day is a Christian holyday on November 1st that honors all saints who were murdered for refusing to recant their faith. The Christian Church was largely established by the blood of many men and women; and their unswerving faith should be honored, and our beginnings remembered. This day is also a time when we remember that all followers of Jesus Christ (past, present, and future) are saints. It is not a day of sadness, but rather a day of joy that celebrates the faith of all believers and the fact that those who have gone before us are rejoicing in heaven.