As the Father has sent me, so I send you." When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.”

Today is The Day of Pentecost. The Great 50 Days of Easter draw to a close at Pentecost, a feast of the Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ, on the ancient Jewish festival called the "feast of weeks" or Pentecost (Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10). Pentecost is also called Whitsunday from the white garments which were worn by those who were baptized at Eastertide. Whitsunday commemorates the disciples receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit after a period of ten days of waiting and prayer in the Upper Room in Jerusalem. Pentecost is often known as the birthday of the Church. It is a favorite day for Baptism.