Christ is risen!
This coming Sunday, 27 April 2025, is the 2nd Sunday of Pascha and St. Thomas Sunday.
This Sunday is called Antipascha (meaning “in the stead of Pascha,” not “in opposition to Pascha”) because with this day, the first Sunday after Pascha, the Church consecrates every Sunday of the year to the commemoration of Pascha, that is, the Resurrection. We also hear the Gospel reading of Thomas and his full belief in the resurrection.
The readings for this Sunday are:
Then [Jesus] said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Gospel of St. John 20.27–29
