When Pentecost day came round, the apostles had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak foreign languages as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech.
(Acts 2:1-4)
Reception of Holy Communion
Within the next few weeks some younger members of our community will receive Holy Communion for the first time. Our Neophytes experienced great joy at their first reception of Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil. It is timely to remind ourselves of what we are doing and how we should do it.
Reception of Holy Communion, either on the hand or the tongue must always be reverent. We take the Host in our hand and place it in our mouth and consume it before leaving the place of distribution. If you receive Holy Communion on the tongue you should consume it straight away. It is wrong to remove the Host from your mouth after you have received Holy Communion.
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Saint Patrick's Time Lapse
View the time lapse of the Cathedral. Filmed from morning to night.
When Pentecost day came round, the apostles had all met in one room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak foreign languages as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech.