One of the Twelve, who confessed the risen Christ as “My Lord and my God!” Tradition says he brought the Gospel to India.
Life
The apostle Thomas, one of the Twelve, was also called Didymus, meaning "twin." When Jesus decided to go to Lazarus despite the danger, Thomas said, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." At the Last Supper he asked, "Lord, we do not know where you are going."
Absent when the risen Jesus first appeared to the disciples, he said he would not believe unless he saw for himself. Eight days later he saw Jesus and confessed, "My Lord and my God!" Tradition says he went as far as India to preach the Gospel and was martyred there, and the Saint Thomas Christians of India look to him as the origin of their faith.
Spirituality
Thomas's spirituality is faith deepened by passing through honest doubt. He said plainly what he did not know and did not hide his doubts. Yet when he met the Lord, he made one of the clearest confessions of faith of all. He is an apostle who gives hope to those who doubt.
Reflection
Because Thomas did not hide his doubts, he came to a deeper confession. God is not afraid of our questions. Do I share the questions in my heart honestly with God?