July 3 Saint Thomas, Apostle Feast 11728 11721 You are my God, and I confess you; you are my God, and I exalt you; I will thank you, for you became my savior. The Gloria in excelsis (Glory to God in the highest) is said. Grant, almighty God, that we may glory in the Feast of the blessed Apostle Thomas, so that we may always be sustained by his intercession and, believing, may have life in the name of Jesus Christ your Son, whom Thomas acknowledged as the Lord. We render you, O Lord, the service that is your due, humbly imploring you to keep safe your gifts in us, as we honor the confession of the Apostle Saint Thomas and offer you a sacrifice of praise. Preface of the Apostles. 2027 Bring your hand and feel the place of the nails, and do not be unbelieving but believing. O God, as we truly receive in this Sacrament the Body of your Only Begotten Son, grant, we pray, that we may recognize him with the Apostle Thomas by faith as our Lord and our God and proclaim him by our deeds and by our life. The Solemn Blessing formula may be used.