6 October

It’s the feast day of St. Thomas.

Above: Mosaic of Thomas the Apostle in Hosios Loukas Monastery, Boeotia, Greece, early 11th century.

From the Gospel of John:

Thomas one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

The other disciples therefore said unto him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said unto them, “Except I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put mine hand into his side, I will not believe it.”

And eight days after, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Then came Jesus, when the doors were shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace be unto you.”

After said he to Thomas, “Put thy finger here, and see mine hands, and put forth thine hand, and put it into my side, and be not faithless, but faithful.”

Then Thomas answered, and said unto him, “Thou art my Lord, and my God.”

Jesus said unto him, “Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou believest: blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed.”