Today, we celebrate the fulfillment of the promises of God. Today, we celebrate the revelation of the Trinity, the coming of the Holy Spirit, the day tradition views as the beginning of the Church. Today is Pentecost, a day when the promise of the book of Joel is fulfilled.

Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, everywhere present and filling all things, the Treasury of Blessings and Giver of Life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Gracious One.

We believe that the Holy Spirit is one of the Trinity which is one in essence and that, as such, the Spirit has been, is, and always will be the provider all good things. Pentecost celebrates the Spirit’s gushing forth to fulfill that which had been foretold in prophecy. The Holy Trinity, before Pentecost, had been revealed gradually, according to the capacity of God’s people to receive.