Easter ends and the season of Pentecost begins with the singing of an old and much beloved hymn:

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
And lighten with celestial fire;
Thou the anointing Spirit art
Who dost thy seven-fold gifts impart.

Thy blessed unction from above
Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Enable with perpetual light
The dullness of our blinded sight.

Finally, we pray:

Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And thee, of both, to be but One;
That through the ages all along
This may be our endless song!

Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Pentecost ought to be kept with one of those "sound and light" shows that take place at famous places - at ruins or restored buildings - in many parts of the world. Pentecost should begin - once people have assembled …