Pentecost at Sts Peter and Paul, Montreal

Trinity Sunday, also called Pentecost (the 50th day after Easter), is one of the twelve major Orthodox holidays, celebrated every year with a lot of reverence and joy. On this day all Orthodox churches, are decorated with a lot of verdure. In our St Peter and St Paul Cathedral everything spoke of the feast: green festive vestments of the priests, spring flowers, green icon-lamps, boughs of birch at the royal doors, and freshly cut grass placed on the floor all created a merry and lighthearted ambiance. Even some parishioners were wearing green clothes showing so the particular mood of this special day. Smiles, kindness, light festive sermon - everything was bright, beautiful and solemn. People left the Cathedral carrying with them, to their homes, the good news of the Descent of the Holy Spirit!