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[[Image:Thomas Confession.JPG|frame|right|St. Thomas' Confession]]
The Sunday after [[Easter]] is the '''Sunday of St. Thomas''', also known as '''Second Sunday''', or '''Antipascha''' (instead "opposite" Pascha, i.e., at both ends of Pasca[[Bright Week]]). Historically, this day in the early church, was the day that the [[baptize|newly-baptized]] Christians removed their robes and entered once again into the life of this world.
The Orthodox Church dedicates every Sunday of the year to the Lord's Resurrection starting on this Sunday, the eighth day of the [[pascha]]l celebration, the last day of [[Bright Week]].
==Celebration of the feast==
Liturgically, the Church remembers [[Apostle Thomas]]' vision of [[Christ]] after eight days. Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe" (John 20:26-29).
[[Troparion]] (Tone 7)
:From the sealed tomb, You did shine forth , O Life!
:Through closed doors You did come to Your disciples, O Christ God!
:Renew in us, through them, an upright spirit,