ABOUT THE ART
Dente da Ravenna, Marco. Saint Thomas. Italy, 1515–1527. Engraving, on ivory laid paper. Primary support: 21.2 × 14.2 cm (8 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 44.1 × 28.2 cm (17 3/8 × 11 1/8 in.). Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment. Art Institute of Chicago. Reference Number 1998.361.
Saint Thomas the Apostle – December 21st
For celebrating the Feast of St. Thomas see the entry for the Second Sunday of Easter, also known as Thomas Sunday, included below:
On the eighth day of Easter, the church reads the story of St. Thomas. Thomas had missed the previous resurrection appearances, but Jesus came back just for him. Thomas had said, “unless I touch the nail marks in his hand and put my hand in his side, I will not believe.” Then Jesus, with all his scars, stood in front of him. Thomas exclaimed, “my Lord and my God.” It is probably unfair to call him “doubting Thomas” because, in the end, he came to the greatest statement of faith in John’s Gospel. Instead, the Thomas story reminds us that the message of Easter is not just about one day in history, but that Christ is still alive and comes to us today. We all can be witnesses of the Resurrection. Doubt is no obstacle, and neither are walls, doors, nor locks.