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Pentecost in Fulda Cathedral: Bishop Gerber and Auxiliary Bishop Diez celebrate. There will be a special light installation on Saturday evening.
Fulda – Pentecost will be celebrated with a festive pontifical mass on Sunday (May 24th) in Fulda Cathedral. The sermon is given by Bishop Dr. Michael Gerber. The evening before there is a late evening service with biblical readings, a so-called Pentecost Vigil. The service on Whit Monday (May 25th) will be celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Diez. This was announced by the diocese of Fulda.
Bishop Dr. Michael Gerber, who most recently focused on personal attention at Easterwill lead the pontifical mass on Pentecost Sunday at 10 a.m. in the cathedral. The cathedral choir under the direction of cathedral conductor Franz-Peter Huber will sing choral movements from the mass by H. Lehr and the Confirma hoc, Deus by G. Aichinger. Cathedral organist Max Deisenroth plays the large cathedral organ, Ulrich Moormann plays the choir organ.
Fulda Cathedral shines: Pentecost Vigil and Pontifical Mass
The evening before, Saturday (May 23rd), at 8 p.m. the Pentecost Vigil “Evening of Mercy” will be held in Fulda Cathedral. The cathedral will shine with a special light installation. According to the diocese, the focus of the vigil (Latin vigilia = night watch) is praise, modern hymns, worship, blessings and the opportunity for personal prayer.
The “Evening of Mercy” will be celebrated by, among others, Bishop Dr. Michael Gerber, Pastor Carsten Noll from Hilders and diocesan youth pastor Father André Kulla OMI accompanied. The music of the evening will be provided by the band “Loben”, according to the diocese of Fulda.
On Whit Monday (May 25th) Auxiliary Bishop Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Diez will celebrate a pontifical mass in Fulda Cathedral at 10 a.m. The Youth Cathedral Choir will sing, among other things, “I will sing with the spirit” by J. Rutter, conducted by cathedral music director Franz-Peter Huber. Cathedral organist Max Deisenroth will play the organ.
Pentecost commemorates the mission of the Holy Spirit on the 50th day after Easter and is one of the most important festivals in the Catholic church year. The Acts of the Apostles describes how the disciples of Jesus “were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues” through the miracle of Pentecost.
Until the 4th century, Christians also celebrated the Ascension of Christ at Pentecost, which is also mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. After Ascension Day developed into an independent festival, Pentecost became the festival of the Holy Spirit. The Easter festival season ends with Pentecost.
The term Pentecost comes from “pentekosté,” the Greek word for “fiftieth.” In all Catholic services on Pentecost, collections will be made for “Renovabis”, as the Diocese of Fulda announced. Renovabis is the solidarity campaign of German Catholics for the people of Central and Eastern Europe.
