On the Feast of Holy Pentecost
The festival of Pentecost is of Old Testament origin. It was celebrated to commemorate the giving of the law on Mount Sinai—God making a solemn covenant with His chosen people—and at the same time as a thanksgiving for the first-fruits of the earth (Numbers xxviii, 26) and the new harvest (Ex. 23:16.) It was celebrated at the conclusion of seven weeks, on the fiftieth day after the Passover and so was called the feast of Weeks (Deut. 16:9.)
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