Editing Thomas the Apostle (section)

=== Feast days ===
When the feast of Saint Thomas was inserted in the Roman calendar in the 9th century, it was assigned to 21 December. The ''Martyrology of St. Jerome'' mentioned the apostle on 3 July, the date to which the Roman celebration was transferred in 1969, so that it would no longer interfere with the major ferial days of [[Advent]].{{sfn|Catholic Church|1969|p=96}} Traditionalist Roman Catholics (who follow the [[General Roman Calendar of 1960]] or earlier), the [[Lutheran Church]], and many [[Anglicans]] (including members of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] as well as members of the [[Church of England]] who worship according to the 1662 edition of the [[Book of Common Prayer]]),<ref name="commonprayer.org" /> still celebrate his feast day on 21 December. However, most modern liturgical calendars (including the [[Common Worship]] calendar of the Church of England) prefer 3 July, Thomas is [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|remembered]] in the [[Church of England]] with a [[Festival (Anglicanism)|Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Calendar |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar |access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Church of England|language=en|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309204842/https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Eastern Orthodox venerates Thomas on the following days:

* June 20 – Commemoration of the Translation of the Relics of the Apostles Andrew, Thomas, and Luke; the Prophet Elisha; and the Martyr Lazarus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=June 20, 2017. + Orthodox Calendar |url=https://orthochristian.com/calendar/20170620.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317231958/http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20170620.html |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=orthochristian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος |url=https://apostoliki-diakonia.gr/gr_main/eortologio/eortologio.asp?file=jun/20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102719/http://www.apostoliki-diakonia.gr/gr_main/eortologio/eortologio.asp?file=jun/20.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=apostoliki-diakonia.gr}}</ref>
* June 30 – The Twelve Apostles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Twelve Apostles |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/06/30/101711-synaxis-of-the-holy-glorious-and-all-praised-twelve-apostles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418222037/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/06/30/101711-synaxis-of-the-holy-glorious-and-all-praised-twelve-apostles |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www.oca.org }}</ref>
* October 6 – Primary feast day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holy, Glorious Apostle Thomas |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/10/06/102885-holy-glorious-apostle-thomas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309163942/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/10/06/102885-holy-glorious-apostle-thomas |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www.oca.org }}</ref>
* The First Sunday after Easter – The Sunday of Thomas, which commemorate when Thomas' doubts regarding the risen Christ were removed by Christ displaying the wounds in his hands and side.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antipascha: Saint Thomas Sunday |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/05/01/34-antipascha-saint-thomas-sunday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429220839/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/05/01/34-antipascha-saint-thomas-sunday |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref>

Thomas is also associated with the "Arabian" (or "Arapet") [[icon]] of the [[Theotokos]] (Mother of God), which is commemorated on 6 September.<ref name="ocafs.oca.org2" /> He is also associated with the [[Cincture of the Theotokos]], which is commemorated on August 31.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Mother of God |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/08/31/102442-the-placing-of-the-cincture-sash-of-the-mother-of-god |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111113602/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/08/31/102442-the-placing-of-the-cincture-sash-of-the-mother-of-god |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |access-date=November 11, 2024 |website=[[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]}}</ref>

The Malankara Orthodox Church celebrates his feast on three days, 3 July (in memory of the relic translation to [[Edessa]], modern [[Urfa|Şanlıurfa]]), 18 December (the Day he was lanced), and 21 December (when he died).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |url=https://malankaraorthodoxchurch.in/ |access-date=2022-10-23|archive-date=30 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630183554/http://www.malankaraorthodoxchurch.in/|url-status=live}}</ref>