when they told the incredulous Thomas whom they had seen, he requested physical proof of the Resurrection. This evidence was provided when Christ reappeared and specifically asked Thomas to touch his wounds. Thomas’s sudden realization of the truth (“My Lord and my God!”) made him the firs...
women onEastermorning to the tomb to anoint the corpse. Finding the tomb empty, Mary ran to the disciples. She returned withSt. Peter, who, astonished, left her. Christ then appeared to Mary and, according to John 20:17, instructed her to tell the Apostles that he was ascending to God...