Gifts for Pentecost and Confirmations
The earliest possible date for Pentecost Sunday is May 10th; the latest, June13th. This Christian feast celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, Mary the Mother of Jesus, and a number of His other followers while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31) seven weeks after Easter. For this reason, the Sacrament of Confirmation which bestows on confirmands the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit is usually celebrated around the same time in late Spring.