Pentecost Sunday

"There appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:3-4).

Pentecost, celebrated 50 days after Easter Sunday, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ’s disciples and marks the end of the season of Easter.

It is the gift of the Holy Spirit that empowers the disciples to begin preaching, bringing others to know and love Christ and to become part of the Church.

On Pentecost, priests wear red vestments to symbolize fire and the presence of the Holy Spirit. All Christians are invited to also wear red on Pentecost Sunday and to celebrate the day in some way.

Special Celebrations

Parish of the Holy Eucharist, Falmouth

Join the Parish of the Holy Eucharist for the Extended Vigil of Pentecost on Saturday, June 7, at Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main Street in Yarmouth. Holy Mass will begin at 4 p.m., with the praying of vespers prior at 3:30 pm. During this extended vigil, we listen with quiet hearts to the word of God, meditate on the great deeds God has done for his people, and pray that the Holy Spirit may bring to perfection his work in the world.

St. John Vianney Parish, Fort Kent

St. John Vianney Parish will celebrate Pentecost with a eucharistic procession that will begin at the Fort Kent Town Hall on 416 West Main Street and will process to St. Louis Church, located at 26 East Main Street. In the event of rain, the celebration will take place in the church.