Whit Monday

Whit Monday
Medieval Russian icon of the Old Testament Trinity by Andrei Rublev, used as the icon of the feast for Whit Monday.
Also calledPentecost Monday (Western), Monday of the Holy Spirit (Eastern)
Observed byMany European countries and some former colonies
TypeChristian, Public
Begins1st Monday after Whit Sunday
DateEaster + 50 days
2023 date
  • May 29 (Western)
  • June 5 (Eastern)
2024 date
  • May 20 (Western)
  • June 24 (Eastern)
2025 date
  • June 9 (Western)
  • June 9 (Eastern)
2026 date
  • May 25 (Western)
  • June 1 (Eastern)
Frequencyannual
Related toWhit Sunday, Whit Tuesday, Whit Friday, Trinity Sunday

Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday, also known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a moveable feast in the Christian liturgical calendar. It is moveable because it is determined by the date of Easter. In the Catholic Church, it is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, marking the resumption of Ordinary Time.

Whit Monday gets its English name from "Whitsunday", an English name for Pentecost, one of the three baptismal seasons. The origin of the name "Whit Sunday" is generally attributed to the white garments formerly worn by those newly baptized on this feast.[1]

  1. ^ Campion, William Magan (1870). The Prayer book interleaved with historical illustrations and explanatory notes arranged parallel to the text. Vol. 5. p. 125. Retrieved 2017-06-05.