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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''' ("opposite" Pascha, i.e., at both ends the other end of [[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]].