Orthodox calendar: October 19 is the day of remembrance of the Apostle Thomastranslated

21st Week after Pentecost.

Today, October 19, 2026, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Apostle Thomas (I) during divine services; St. Mikhail Soyuzov, presbyter, Spanish. (1922); sschmch. John Rybin presbyter (1937).

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On October 19, the Church honors the memory of the Apostle Thomas, who is one of the 12 apostles - the main disciples of the Savior.

The Gospel says that the Apostle Thomas did not believe the stories of the other disciples about the Resurrection of Jesus: “...unless I see in His hands the marks of the nails, and put my finger into the marks of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe” (John 20:25).

However, when eight days after the Resurrection the Lord appeared to him and suggested that he fulfill these words spoken in the heat of the moment, Thomas immediately exclaimed in response: “My Lord and my God.” He no longer needed any checks; he saw what he so wanted to see - the risen Christ.

“Thomas, who was once weaker than the other apostles in the faith,” says St. John Chrysostom, “became by the grace of God more courageous, zealous and tireless than all of them, so that he went around with his preaching almost the entire earth, not being afraid to proclaim the Word of God to the savage peoples.

According to Church Tradition, the holy apostle...