June Palmer answers some of your questions about the saints.

Q– Why do we choose a Saint’s name when we are Confirmed? 

The world has witnessed social and cultural changes through the ages. Should the views of the Catholic Church change to reflect those of the majority of people these days?

1. Pentecost is one of the greatest festivals of the Church, although it is not widely celebrated or known outside the Church

2. When the Apostles and Our Lady went to the Upper Room to pray they were actually going to celebrate the Feast of Weeks. This Jewish festival was held each year on the 50th day after the Sabbath of Passover week and is described in Leviticus 23:15-22

3. The Jewish Festival of Weeks (called Shavuot in Hebrew) was originally to celebrate the harvest but later it celebrated the time when God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai.