Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle - John 20: 24-29

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John 20: 24-29 - 'My Lord and my God.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 644 (in 'The Appearances of the Risen One') - Even when faced with the reality of the risen Jesus the disciples are still doubtful, so impossible did the thing seem: they thought they were seeing a ghost. "In their joy they were still disbelieving and still wondering." Thomas will also experience the test of doubt and St. Matthew relates that during the risen Lord's last appearance in Galilee "some doubted." Therefore the hypothesis that the Resurrection was produced by the apostles' faith (or credulity) will not hold up (abbreviated).

- 645 (in 'The Condition of Christ's risen humanity') - By means of touch and the sharing of a meal, the risen Jesus establishes direct contact with his disciples. He invites them in this way to recognize that he is not a ghost and above all to verify that the risen body in which he appears to them is the same body that had been tortured and crucified, for it still bears the traces of his Passion. Yet at the same time this authentic, real body possesses the new properties of a glorious body: not limited by space and time but able to be present how and when he wills; for Christ's humanity can no longer be confined to earth, and belongs henceforth only to the Father's divine realm (abbreviated).

- 448 (in 'Lord') - In the encounter with the risen Jesus, this title becomes adoration: "My Lord and my God!" It thus takes on a connotation of love and affection that remains proper to the Christian tradition: "It is the Lord!" (abbreviated).

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. Welcome back to the Logical Bible Study podcast. Thank you for tuning in again.
0:19.0	This is the podcast where we look at the gospel reading from the mass of today, and we really want to do a thorough exegesis on the text.
0:26.9	We want to pull it apart so we can understand what the author was trying to get at.
0:31.9	Today we're going to look at John chapter 20 versus 24 to 29.
0:38.8	Thomas called the twin, who was one of the 12, was not with them when Jesus came.
0:44.5	When the disciples said, we have seen the Lord, he answered,
0:48.8	unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made. And unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.
1:02.1	Eight days later, the disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. Peace be with you, he said.
1:14.1	Then he spoke to Thomas. Put your finger here. Look, here are my hands. Give me your hand. Put it
1:22.3	into my side. Doubt no longer, but believe. Thomas replied,
1:29.4	My Lord and my God.
1:32.0	Jesus said to him,
1:33.6	You believe because you can see me.
1:36.3	Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.
1:40.2	So there's a lot going on in this passage.
1:43.1	Let's start by thinking about the context. When does this occur?
1:47.1	Well, it's happening on Easter Sunday morning after Jesus has resurrected from the dead. And just prior to this reading today, Jesus has appeared to most of the apostles in the upper room, though Thomas wasn't with them at that time.
2:02.7	But the rest of the apostles that were there, they have seen Jesus and they have believed.
2:07.0	And at that time, Jesus breathed on them and gave them the power to forgive sins.
2:11.4	You probably know that particular passage.
2:13.5	So that leads right into what happens next today.
2:17.1	Verse 24, Thomas called the twin, who was one of the 12, was not with them when Jesus came.
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