The Orthodox calendar defines twelve major Christian holidays called the twenties. Some of them are fixed for a certain date, others change the dating depending on the year. The day of the Holy Trinity for Orthodox Christians is a rolling celebration.
Holy Trinity Day is one of the most revered holidays for Orthodox Christians, not only in Russia, but around the world. On this day, believers offer their prayers with special reverence and zeal. On the day of Pentecost, as the Holy Trinity Day is otherwise called, the Church focuses on the fact that God is one, but threefold in Persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In many sources you can find another naming of the holiday - the birthday of the Church of Christ. Such a name is not accidental, because it was on the fiftieth day after Christ's Resurrection that the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles in the form of fiery flames of flame, thereby, according to the Holy Scriptures, instructing the Savior's disciples in all truth. Since that time, the apostles went to a public preaching of the gospel, and Christian faith began to spread first in the Roman Empire, and later beyond.
Holy Trinity Day Date 2019
The dating of the Holy Trinity Day directly depends on the time of the celebration of Easter. In order to count when the birthday of the Church comes, it is necessary to count fifty days from the date of the bright Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In 2019, Easter came on April 28th. Therefore , the Holy Trinity Day in 2019 falls on June 16. This holiday is always celebrated on Sunday. In all Orthodox churches, a special solemn service is performed.
