STRETCH YOUR FAITH
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. I welcome you all to this Eucharistic celebration which is the spiritual nourishment to all of us. Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas, the Apostle.
The Evangelist St. John states that St. Thomas doubted the risen Christ. Though St. Thomas has been branded as “Doubting Thomas” for more than 20 centuries, he has made certainly the most explicit statement of faith in the New Testament: “My Lord and My God” a prayer that will be said till the end of time. Having seen and experienced the risen Christ Thomas became courageous to preach the life of Christ. Certainly, there were moments when we behaved like the doubting Thomas too. Like St. Thomas we should also surrender ourselves totally and completely to Jesus Christ.
As the Lord invites Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands: Stretch out your hand and put into my side”, it is also an invitation to all of us to take part in the pain and suffering of Christ. Our Lord invites us all, to remove all our doubtfulness and thus we might be strengthened by the faith we have in Christ Jesus. Let’s ask the Lord for the graces that we might become men of faith and be a source of inspiration to our neighbours.
Liturgy for the Feast -
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