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| "The Disbelief of Saint Thomas" -- by James Tissot |
FIRST
READING: Ephesians 2:
19 - 22
19
So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are
fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
20
built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus
himself being the cornerstone,
21
in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy
temple in the Lord;
22
in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the
Spirit.
PSALM:
Psalms 117: 1 - 2
1
Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!
2
For great is his steadfast love toward us; and the faithfulness of
the LORD endures for ever. Praise the LORD!
GOSPEL:
John 20: 24 - 29
24
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them
when Jesus came.
25
So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord."
But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the print of the
nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my
hand in his side, I will not believe."
26
Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas
was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among
them, and said, "Peace be with you."
27
Then 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."
28
Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
29
Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me?
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."
