{"id":87422,"date":"2017-07-03T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T02:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=87422"},"modified":"2017-07-03T18:57:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T01:57:54","slug":"thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/thomas-called-didymus\/thomas-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-85476\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"85476\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/thomas-called-didymus\/thomas-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thomas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?fit=860%2C860&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?resize=240%2C240\" alt=\"Thomas\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-85476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?resize=240%2C240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">H<\/span>appy feast of Saint <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_the_Apostle\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas <\/a>the Apostle! Today <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/time-time-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">wasn&#8217;t always his feast<\/a>. In fact in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/monastic-diurnal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monastic Diurnal<\/a>, today is the Memorial of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newadvent.org\/cathen\/12449a.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Saints Processus and Martinian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure these holy martyrs will forgive me if I choose to celebrate the Apostle today as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">G<\/span>rant, almighty God,<\/em><br \/>\nthat we may glory in the Feast of the blessed Apostle Thomas,<br \/>\nso that we may always be sustained by his intercession<br \/>\nand, believing, may have life<br \/>\nin the name of Jesus Christ your Son,<br \/>\nwhom Thomas acknowledged as the Lord.<br \/>\nWho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\none God, for ever and ever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle! Today wasn&#8217;t always his feast. In fact in my Monastic Diurnal, today is the Memorial of Saints Processus and Martinian. I&#8217;m sure these holy martyrs will forgive me if I choose to celebrate the Apostle today as well. Grant, almighty God, that we may glory in the Feast of the blessed Apostle Thomas, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pray","category-saint"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s1aGBK-thomas","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":94333,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/thomas-the-apostle-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":87422,"position":0},"title":"Thomas the Apostle","author":"Thom","date":"03 July 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle! Today wasn't always his feast. In fact in my Monastic Diurnal, today is the Memorial of Saints Processus and Martinian. I'm sure these holy martyrs will forgive me if I choose to celebrate the Apostle today as well, since he is my name saint.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Annual&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Annual","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/annual\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg?fit=798%2C588&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg?fit=798%2C588&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg?fit=798%2C588&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg?fit=798%2C588&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":89785,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/thomas-called-didymus-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":87422,"position":1},"title":"Thomas, Called Didymus","author":"Thom","date":"03 July 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle! Today wasn't always his feast. In fact in my Monastic Diurnal, today is the Memorial of Saints Processus and Martinian. I'm sure these holy martyrs will forgive me if I choose to celebrate the Apostle today instead. Saint Thomas, pray for us.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Annual&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Annual","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/annual\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":85475,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/thomas-called-didymus\/","url_meta":{"origin":87422,"position":2},"title":"Thomas, Called Didymus","author":"Thom","date":"03 July 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle! Today wasn't always his feast. In fact in my Monastic Diurnal, today is the Memorial of Saints Processus and Martinian. I'm sure these holy martyrs will forgive me if I choose to celebrate the Apostle today instead. Saint Thomas, pray for us.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Saints&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Saints","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/saint\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Thomas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Thomas-240x240.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":108762,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/saint-thomas-apostle-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":87422,"position":3},"title":"My Lord and My God","author":"Thom","date":"03 July 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle! Today wasn't always his feast. In fact in my Monastic Diurnal, today is the Memorial of Saints Processus and Martinian. His main feast was celebrated for centuries on 21 December, the day when tradition has it he was run though by spears, wielded by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Annual&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Annual","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/annual\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg?fit=798%2C588&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg?fit=798%2C588&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg?fit=798%2C588&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg?fit=798%2C588&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":87335,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/a-new-feast\/","url_meta":{"origin":87422,"position":4},"title":"A New Feast","author":"Thom","date":"10 June 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Vatican Radio is reporting that Pope Francis has raised the Memorial of Saint Mary Magdalene to the rank of a Feast. This puts the celebration of the \"Apostle to the Apostles\" on par with those of the men to whom she announced the Resurrection. a letter announcing the change, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cardinal Sarah&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cardinal Sarah","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/robert-cardinal-sarah\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apostorum-apostola.jpg?fit=779%2C696&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apostorum-apostola.jpg?fit=779%2C696&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apostorum-apostola.jpg?fit=779%2C696&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/apostorum-apostola.jpg?fit=779%2C696&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":89132,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/feast-of-saint-andrew-apostle-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":87422,"position":5},"title":"Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle","author":"Thom","date":"30 November 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Andrew, son of Jonah, fisherman of Bethsaida in Galilee. Follower of John the Baptist. The first apostle called by Christ, who told him and his brother, Simon, to \"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men\". 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