Midfeast of Pentecost icon (1)

Midfeast of Pentecost icon (1)Orthodox icon of the Midfeast of Pentecost, . Copy from a contemporary icon. We celebrate it 24 days after Pascha. The Midfeast of Pentecost is the midpoint of the fifty days between the Feasts of Pascha and Pentecost. St John tells us (John 7: 14) that in the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the Temple, and taught. The Feast in question is the Feast of Tabernacles (celebrated in September), not Pentecost. The Church has appointed John 7: 14 30

Orthodox icon of the Midfeast of Pentecost, Μεσοπεντηκοστή. Copy from a contemporary icon.

We celebrate it 24 days after Pascha.

The Midfeast of Pentecost is the midpoint of the fifty days between the Feasts of Pascha and Pentecost. St John tells us (John 7:14) that “in the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the Temple, and taught.” The Feast in question is the Feast of Tabernacles (celebrated in September), not Pentecost.

The Church has appointed John 7:14-30 to be read for the Midfeast, thereby linking Pascha and Pentecost. In Chapter 8 of St John’s Gospel, the Lord came to the Temple again and taught the people who came to Him. After leaving the Temple, he encounters the man born blind. We will hear about him on the Sunday of the Blind Man.

The Troparion of the Midfeast"

“In the middle of the Feast, O Savior, fill my thirsting soul with the waters of godliness, as Thou didst cry to all: If anyone thirst, let him come to Me and drink [John 7:37]. O Christ God, Fountain of our life, glory to Thee!”

Reference: OCA