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Thomas Sunday

Apr 12, 2010 23:18

O all-glorious wonder! Unbelief hath engendered certain faith! For Thomas said: If I do not see, I will not believe. But when he had touched His side, he theologized that He is the son of God incarnate, acknowledged that He suffered in the flesh, proclaimed the Resurrected One God, and cried out with a splendid voice: My Lord and my God, glory ( Read more... )

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karcy April 13 2010, 21:38:32 UTC

I wish you had posted information about why Thomas is called the Twin - I think it's found in one version of the events in the Synaxorion. It's actually a very striking thing to begin the Orthodox year with 'the disciple with two minds'. It speaks to me, since I doubt often.

By the way, I sent you a message, but I don't think you've seen it. My parish uses the ROCOR obikhod. Do you have any links to video or audio recordings online? I'm trying to learn the 8 tones, but I fare very badly when I learn them by referring to notations.

martiancyclist April 13 2010, 22:28:34 UTC

Oh! Sorry; I knew I was forgetting something. Alas; I don't know of anything. My priest is really a becassocked choir director, so we have in-house materials we use.

elizabby April 13 2010, 23:10:50 UTC

Nice! I've always thought Thomas was given a bum rap - he's one of my personal favourites!

ex_restless April 20 2010, 02:16:20 UTC

Me too! I love that he was so eager and willing to die for Christ. Sure, it didn't work out, but I just think he's such a neat witness, full of zeal and spiritedness.

ex_restless April 20 2010, 02:16:50 UTC

And honestly, it's unfair to call him the doubting one, since they all except John doubted and denied him.