By St. Amphilochios of Iconium
Today's feast of Mid-Pentecost is also the Lord's. The Lord is the Mediator, in the middle also is the feast; the middle is always between two extremes. That is why today's feast has secured a double grace of the Resurrection. Situated between the feast of the Resurrection and the feast of Pentecost, on the one hand she indicates the Resurrection, on the other she points with her finger to Pentecost which is approaching, and she trumpets the Ascension.