According to Saint Gregory the Theologian, Thomas Sunday—which he called New Sunday—is an even greater feast than Pascha. On Easter, we celebrated the rising of Christ, but today we celebrate the renewal of the whole world by the power of the Risen One. The goal of Christ’s death was not his own Resurrection, however wonderful that may be: the goal was the recreation and raising up of fallen humanity and, indeed, the entire creation. Christ’s grace and power is now available, through his Church, to all who repent and believe the Gospel.
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