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title: "St. Thomas the Apostle: Feast Day July 3 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-thomas-the-apostle/
description: "St. Thomas the Apostle, Apostle, patron of India, architects, and doubters. Feast day July 3, died c. 72. Read their life in Bless."
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Apostle · Feast day July 3

# St. Thomas the Apostle

The feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle is July 3, a feast in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of India, architects, and doubters.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [July 3](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#3) |
| In the US calendar | Feast |
| Title | Apostle |
| Died | c. 72 |
| Patron of | [India](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#india), [architects](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#architects), [doubters](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#doubters) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Saturday, July 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-thomas-the-apostle/#calendar) |

## Life

The twin, blunt and brave: ready to die with Jesus at Bethany — ‘Let us go, too, so that we may die with him’ — and unwilling to believe the Resurrection on hearsay, unless he could place his finger into the place of the nails. A week later the Lord offered him exactly that, and Thomas answered with the New Testament’s plainest confession: ‘My Lord and my God.’

Tradition carries him farthest of all the Twelve: to Persia and to India, where the ancient Thomas Christians of the Malabar coast keep his memory, and where he died by the spear at Mylapore.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Thomas the Apostle as patron of India, architects, and doubters.

[India](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#india) [Architects](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#architects) [Doubters](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#doubters)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Thomas the Apostle. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Saturday, July 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/03/) | St. Thomas, Apostle (Feast) | Red | Ephesians 2:19-22 · Psalm 117:1bc, 2 · John 20:29 · John 20:24-29 |
| [Monday, July 3, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/03/) | St. Thomas, Apostle (Feast) | Red | Ephesians 2:19-22 · Psalm 117:1bc, 2 · John 20:29 · John 20:24-29 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[July 2 Sts. Processus and Martinian](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-processus-and-martinian/) [July 4 St. Elizabeth of Portugal](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-elizabeth-of-portugal/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 3?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-03) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Thomas the Apostle

Feast day July 3

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-thomas-the-apostle/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-thomas-the-apostle/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-thomas-the-apostle/#calendar)

In the app

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