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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 Church was the day that the [[baptize|newly-baptized]] Christians removed their robes and entered once again into the life of this world.

This day is also known as '''Antipascha'''. This does not mean "o''pposed to Pascha,"'' but ''"in place of Pascha."'' Beginning with this first Sunday after Pascha, the Church dedicates every Sunday of the year to the Lord's Resurrection. Sunday is called "Resurrection" in Russian, and "the Lord's Day" in Greek.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]].

Liturgically, the Church remembers the [[Apostle Thomas]]' vision of [[Christ]] after eight days. Then At that time 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).

As with all the services until the feast of [[Ascension]] the [[Pascha#Hymns|Easter Troparion]] is sung, and the [[epistle ]] readings are taken from the [[Book of Acts]] , telling us of the first Christians who lived in communion with the Risen Lord. And Finally, the gospel readings are from the [[Gospel of John]], considered by many to be a gospel written particularly for the newly-baptized.