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Holy Souls Church in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
St Thomas the Apostle - 3rd July
The feast of St Thomas the Apostle has been moved to July 3rd from December 21st the former feast day, in order to coincide with the translation of the apostle's relics from Edessa. The Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara rite Catholics, who were first evangelised by the apostle, and call themselves "Thomas Christians" also celebrate the feast today. In the Gospels of Matthew and Luke the apostle is simply called "Thomas", but in St John's Gospel the Greek name "Didymus" is added, meaning "twin", because that is the meaning of Thomas. He is also known as doubting Thomas, because when Jesus first appeared to the apostles, he was not present, and refused to believe. Later Christ appeared to Thomas and the others, and he made his famous profession of faith: "My Lord and my God." A tradition from Antioch informs us that he preached the Gospel in Persia, and went on to India, where he was martyred. His relics now rest in Abruzzi, Italy, which has become a place of pilgrimage. The great relevance of today's feast for us is that a man who was once utterly convinced the Resurrection of Christ was a lie, was through the mercy of God given evidence through the senses he could not refute. This led to faith in the divinity of Christ, and ultimately for Thomas the apostle, a martyr's crown, as he walked off the known map of the world to preach the Gospel.
Contact Details and Parish Clergy
Contact Details
Holy Souls Church, Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7TA
Tel: 01724 844895
For both Holy Souls and St Bernadette's Churches
please e-mail:
stbernadettesashby@dioceseofnottingham.uk
Parish Clergy
Canon Matthew Jakes - Parish Priest
Deacon Sebastian Grab
Deacon Sam Sheridan-Garrity
Fr Krzysztof Kosciolek
Polish Chaplain
Email: k.kosciolek@pcmew.org
Tel: 01724 601087
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