Today we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, popularly called “the doubting apostle" but from that moment of contact with the risen lord he made a great leap of faith and became the first person to call Jesus Christ “God" according to today's Gospel reading (Jn 24:20-29). “Thomas's doubt turned to strong belief: Thomas said to him, 'My Lord and my God!'" (John 20:28).
According to traditions, St. Thomas embarked on a mission to India, where he baptised many and established Christianity in that land, he however paid the ultimate price and suffered martyrdom there.
St. Thomas the Apostle, pray for us.
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