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[[Image:Thomas the Apostle.jpg|right|frame|The Apostle Thomas]]
 
[[Image:Thomas the Apostle.jpg|right|frame|The Apostle Thomas]]
The Holy and Glorious '''Apostle Thomas''' is included in the number of the holy [[Apostles#The_Twelve|Twelve Apostles]] of the Savior. He is commemorated on [[October 6]] and on [[June 30]] with the [[Synaxis]] of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy Twelve Apostles of Christ.
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The holy, glorious and all-laudable '''Apostle Thomas''' is included in the number of the holy [[Apostles#The_Twelve|Twelve Apostles]] of the Savior. He is commemorated on [[October 6]] and on [[June 30]] with the [[Synaxis]] of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy Twelve Apostles of Christ.
 
==Life==
 
==Life==
 
The  Apostle Thomas was born in the Galileian city of Pansada and was a fisherman. Hearing the good tidings of [[Jesus Christ]], he left all and followed after him.
 
The  Apostle Thomas was born in the Galileian city of Pansada and was a fisherman. Hearing the good tidings of [[Jesus Christ]], he left all and followed after him.
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Some [[icons]] depicting this event are inscribed "The Doubting Thomas." This is incorrect. In Greek, the inscription reads, "The Touching of Thomas." In Slavonic, it says, "The Belief of Thomas." When St Thomas touched the Life-giving side of the Lord, he no longer had any doubts.  
 
Some [[icons]] depicting this event are inscribed "The Doubting Thomas." This is incorrect. In Greek, the inscription reads, "The Touching of Thomas." In Slavonic, it says, "The Belief of Thomas." When St Thomas touched the Life-giving side of the Lord, he no longer had any doubts.  
  
According to Church Tradition, the holy Apostle Thomas founded Christian [[List of autocephalous and autonomous churches|churches]] in Palestine, Mesopotamia, Parthia, Ethiopia and India. Preaching the Gospel earned him a martyr's death. For having converted the wife and son of the prefect of the Indian city of Meliapur (Melipur), the holy apostle was locked up in prison, suffered torture, and finally, pierced with five spears, he departed to the Lord. Part of the relics of the holy Apostle Thomas are in India, in Hungary and on Mt. Athos. The name of the Apostle Thomas is associated with the Arabian (or Arapet) Icon of the Mother of God ([[September 6]]).  
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According to Church Tradition, the holy Apostle Thomas founded Christian [[List of autocephalous and autonomous churches|churches]] in Palestine, Mesopotamia, Parthia, Ethiopia and India. Church Traditon also indicates that Apostle Thomas baptized the [[Magi]]{{citation|Indicate Source for this comment}}. Preaching the Gospel earned him a [[martyr]]'s death. For having [[convert]]ed the wife and son of the prefect of the Indian city of Meliapur (Melipur), the holy apostle was locked up in prison, suffered torture, and finally, pierced with five spears, he departed to the Lord. Part of the [[relics]] of the holy Apostle Thomas are in India, in Hungary and on [[Mount Athos|Mt. Athos]]. The name of the Apostle Thomas is associated with the Arabian (or Arapet) Icon of the Mother of God ([[September 6]]).
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==Hymns==
 
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 2)  
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[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 2)  
 
 
 
:You were a disciple of Christ
 
:You were a disciple of Christ
 
:And a member of the divine college of Apostles.
 
:And a member of the divine college of Apostles.
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[[Kontakion]] (Tone 4)  
 
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 4)  
 
 
:Thomas, the faithful servant and disciple of Christ,
 
:Thomas, the faithful servant and disciple of Christ,
 
:Filled with divine grace, cried out from the depth of his love:
 
:Filled with divine grace, cried out from the depth of his love:
 
:You are my Lord and my God!
 
:You are my Lord and my God!
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==Source==
 
==Source==
* [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=102885 Lives of Commemorated Saints] from [[OCA]] Web site
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*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=102885 Holy, Glorious Apostle Thomas] ([[OCA]])
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==External links==
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*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=230 Thomas the Apostle of the 12] ([[GOARCH]])
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*[http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=October&day=6 The Holy Apostle Thomas] (''[[Prologue of Ohrid]]'')
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*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/t/inp89.htm Icon and Story of St. Thomas, Holy & Glorious Apostle]
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[[Category:Biblical Saints|Thomas]]
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Revision as of 13:24, October 25, 2012

The Apostle Thomas

The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle Thomas is included in the number of the holy Twelve Apostles of the Savior. He is commemorated on October 6 and on June 30 with the Synaxis of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy Twelve Apostles of Christ.

Life

The Apostle Thomas was born in the Galileian city of Pansada and was a fisherman. Hearing the good tidings of Jesus Christ, he left all and followed after him.

According to Holy Scripture, the holy Apostle Thomas did not believe the reports of the other disciples about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe" (John 20:25).

On the eighth day after the Resurrection, the Lord appeared to the Apostle Thomas and showed him His wounds. "My Lord and my God," the Apostle cried out (John 20:28). "Thomas, being once weaker in faith than the other apostles," says St John Chrysostom, "toiled through the grace of God more bravely, more zealously and tirelessly than them all, so that he went preaching over nearly all the earth, not fearing to proclaim the Word of God to savage nations."

Some icons depicting this event are inscribed "The Doubting Thomas." This is incorrect. In Greek, the inscription reads, "The Touching of Thomas." In Slavonic, it says, "The Belief of Thomas." When St Thomas touched the Life-giving side of the Lord, he no longer had any doubts.

According to Church Tradition, the holy Apostle Thomas founded Christian churches in Palestine, Mesopotamia, Parthia, Ethiopia and India. Church Traditon also indicates that Apostle Thomas baptized the Magicitation needed. Preaching the Gospel earned him a martyr's death. For having converted the wife and son of the prefect of the Indian city of Meliapur (Melipur), the holy apostle was locked up in prison, suffered torture, and finally, pierced with five spears, he departed to the Lord. Part of the relics of the holy Apostle Thomas are in India, in Hungary and on Mt. Athos. The name of the Apostle Thomas is associated with the Arabian (or Arapet) Icon of the Mother of God (September 6).

Hymns

Troparion (Tone 2)

You were a disciple of Christ
And a member of the divine college of Apostles.
Having been weak in faith you doubted the Resurrection of Christ.
But by feeling the wounds you believed in His all-pure passion:
Pray now to Him, O all-praised Thomas to grant us peace and great mercy.

Kontakion (Tone 4)

Thomas, the faithful servant and disciple of Christ,
Filled with divine grace, cried out from the depth of his love:
You are my Lord and my God!

Source

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