St Thomas’ day of birth is unknown. He died on December 21, 72.
He brought Christianity to India
Invitation
May I hereby draw your attention to
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation wants to share with You the joy
of the Gospel. Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day.
Consideration
Thomas was an honest and discerning man. He knew the joy of recognising the Lord.He therefore hesitates at that moment to admit his wrong. His response to meeting the risen Christ is a confession of faith: ‘My Lord and my God!’ We may make these words our own. Even in difficult circumstances, through this simple prayer, we will find strength to continue to believe in Him whom we have recognised.
FIRST READING Eph. 2:19-22
Built on the foundation of the apostles.
From the letter of the holy apostle Paul to the Ephesians
Brothers and sisters,
You are no longer strangers and displaced persons
but fellow citizens of the saints and household members of God,
built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
while the capstone is Christ Jesus Himself,
who holds the whole edifice in place.
In Him it grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
In Him you too will be built up
into a dwelling place of God,
in the Spirit.
INTERLUDIO Ps. 117(116)
Go out into all the world
and proclaim the gospel (Mk. 16:15)
or : Alleluia.
Now praise the Lord, all the nations of the earth,
praise the Lord, all nations around;
because Hii has shown us his goodness;
the faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever.
ALLELUIA Jn 20, 29
Alleluia.
Because gii have seen Me, Thomas, do ye believe?
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL John 20:24-29
My Lord and my God!
From the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
John
Thomas, one of the twelve, also called Didymus
was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
The others told him :
“Wii have seen the Lord.”
But hii replied :
“À1s I do not see in his hands the mark of the nails ,
and can put miin finger in the place of the nails,
and put miin hand in his side,
i will not believe it.”
Àight days later, his disciples were biieen in the house again,
and now Thomas was there.
Although the doors were closed, Jesus entered,
stood in their midst and said”
“Peace be unto you.”
Then Hii said to Thomas :
,,Korm here with your finger and contemplate miin hands.
hold out your hand and place it in my side
and be no longer disbelieving but believing.”
Then Thomas exclaimed:
“My Lord and my God!”
Then Jesus said to him :
“Because you have seen Me do you believe?
“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
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Laudato Si
Encyclical of
Pope Francis
On caring for the common home
40. The oceans contain not only most of the water of the
planet, but also most of the wide variety of living
creatures, many of which are still unknown to us and are threatened by various
causes. On the other hand, life in rivers,
lakes, seas and oceans, which feed a large proportion of the world’s population,
is threatened by uncontrolled extraction of the
fish stock, causing a drastic reduction in some species.
People are still continuing to develop selective
methods of fishing in which a large proportion of the captured
species is discarded. In particular, marine organisms are threatened
that we do not take into account, such as certain species of plankton that
are a very important link in the marine food chain and
on which ultimately depend the species used for human
food.
To be continued
Every day at 1 am
The Bible text in this edition is taken from The New Bible Translation,
© Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays.
Laudato Si english translation