
Pentecost: The Descent of the Holy Spirit and Establishment of the Church
Orthodox Ethos
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The Importance of Speaking Other Languages
The apostles began to speak in other tongues on the day of Pentecost. This moment has traditionally been called the birthday of the church. We celebrate three birthdays because they all have to do with our salvation. When we're born, one could say when we're born in the bathistry is our birthday. But also when we die we're born into eternity. So that's the day we celebrate for everything else. Now let go on to the rest of the text.
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