it is Dedicated to the descent of the Holy spirit on the apostles on the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Christ, hence another name, Pentecost. But the Holy Trinity holiday is called because the descent into our world of the Holy spirit the Lord has given us, the people, Its the Trinity. First, only the disciples of Christ, the apostles, and then all of humanity, we all learned great, difficult to grasp for our minds the mystery of the nature of God. The fact that there is one God in Three Persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
In Russia the Day of the Holy Trinity is always not just loved, but thought some relatives and joyful. Maybe that’s part of the tradition to decorate this holiday temples: gender and the Trinity in churches littered the freshly cut grass between the icons put the flowers, and even the icons on the Trinity wear in the salaries of birch branches. And the believers are the entire service of the feast of the Holy Trinity with birch branches in their hands – they are prepared the day before and bring with them to the temple. And the priests at Trinity in green clothes. It all gleefully and flowering decoration in the churches is no coincidence: after all, the day of the Holy Trinity, we remember the Gospel event of the descent of the Holy spirit upon the apostles. The Holy Spirit is the Third Hypostasis of the one and Indivisible God. The Holy Spirit is called the “Giver of life”, so it is symbolic that in the Church the severity of the day of Pentecost brings the heartbeat of spring and young summer.
anyone who has ever been at the service of the Trinity in the Church, for life is characterized by a spring riot of greenery, the fragrance of herbs mixed with the smell of Church incense, and a General elevation of mood. By the way, flowers, to defend with us the service of Pentecost, then made, dried and carefully stored until the following occasion.
unfortunately, this year because of the danger of coronavirus, a parish in the Church for a festive service is not available to all. Although in some regions the churches are open to the laity, where the risk of infection COVID-19 another great, believers called on to watch the live stream of worship online. The victim? Yes. But for the sake of health and life of those who are particularly vulnerable to the new virus. And is it not a manifestation of true Christian love of neighbour, we are commanded by Christ? Interesting, but for the quarantine period, many believers have learned to pray during the broadcast of worship, praying, worship, and believe that it is also an invaluable experience. But in those churches where a celebratory service is open to the laity, decided to maintain social distance and all special epidemiological measures.
But back to the feast of the Trinity: the coronavirus sooner or later the doctors with scientists tame, it will subside, but the Holy Trinity is eternal. Before the Trinity and celebrated not only during worship, all day!
All Day the Holy Trinity was jubilant playful life-giving power of the Holy spirit. Immediately after the festive service in the Church��rqui of joy spilled over the walls of temples, in forests, in fields, to the river: people walked. Not in today’s sense, when “walk” means to drink. Nothing of the sort. Yes, the food at Trinity has received considerable attention in advance to the Trinity prepared not only birch branches, growing peonies, lilies of the valley, pre-baked, also greens, for example, with the first onion and nettle. The table prepared by the lush and festive, but drunkenness was not. The day of Pentecost was also a feast of fellowship, Union, joy: it started with spring, obliged to work, the day of Pentecost – the feast when the work is sin. But to communicate most of the time. Tomorrow – in day Spirits and also a holiday, separately, are devoted to this Third Incarnation of the Triune God – the Holy Spirit, after the morning service, the farmer will have to return to urgent business on the farm. But at Trinity, none worked – communicated. United joyful mystery – the phenomenon of the world God Their Faces. With communication this year, too, needless to say, the strain, so it’s time to think about it, what was the occasion?
the Event, which formed the basis of the Day of the Holy Trinity are described by St. Luke in the book “the acts of the apostles” and it happened on the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Christ. Let us remember that after the Resurrection Christ forty days with His disciples, strengthening them in the faith, preparing him for future service. On the fortieth day He ascended into heaven, promising that he would send into our world the Spirit of God that comes upon the disciples, giving them power to preach the good news that by his resurrection Christ conquered death. And that’s ten days after the ascension the disciples of Jesus and His Mother Mary were gathered together in one of the houses in Jerusalem, in the room now called the Cenacle. The apostles were still twelve, because Judas, who betrayed Christ, of the twelfth chose Matthias.
on this day in Jerusalem there were not only disciples of Christ. On this day, according to the book “the acts of the apostles” in Jerusalem celebrated the old Testament Pentecost – the feast that commemorates Moses receiving the commandments given him by God on the fiftieth day at the exit of the Jews from Egyptian captivity. This holiday is especially revered in Ancient Israel, so Jerusalem people came “from every nation under heaven.” When the apostles together with Mary, the Mother of Christ, was in Zion’s room, then, as it is written, “suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Wind, fire, the noise was heavenly signs, the visible signs accompanying the Holy spirit. During the descent The Holy spirit upon the apostles they received special gifts – the gift to speak in different languages, the gift of healing, the gift to preach about the things of God. As said on the book “the acts of the apostles”, when suddenly, after becoming noise, wind and the descent of tongues of fire, the apostles spoke in different languages, and even dialects of all those who this day are gathered in Jerusalem, so many, it was not just surprised. Someone has mocked the apostles, saying that “they were drunk on sweet wine”. But Peter stood up and “raised his voice” and began his sermon. The Apostle Peter talked about the fact that, as was foretold by the prophets, Jesus Christ, who was crucified, rose from the dead on the fortieth day after His Resurrection ascended into heaven, and is now poured out upon the apostles the Holy Spirit. Peter’s sermon so affected those who heard it that many believed and began to ask, “What do we do?” And Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and You shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Believed in Christ and willingly took on that day a baptism was about three thousand.
So, Pentecost is the day when the world visible: noise from the sky, the wind, the fiery tongues of flame – was revealed to the Third Person of the Holy Trinity – the Holy Spirit.
the feast of the Trinity is considered as the birthday of the Church. It is in this day the apostles, being filled with the Holy Spirit, was able to begin his sermon on “the mighty works of God” among different peoples – each Apostle received the lot of his inheritance, and began Apostolic Ministry (Apostle – literally in Greek means “messenger”).
Surprisingly, the greatest mystery, which scholars devote volumes to the Triune God, was perceived by the Russian people are incredibly organically, without any speculations and fluctuations and this reflected on an extraordinary spiritual purity of our people. Striking the harmony and naturalness of the image of the Trinity by Andrei Rublev (list icons were in every temple) is not so much defined as with brilliant precision caught the chaste severity of the Russian attitude to the great mystery of God is His Trinity.
