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 Throw  yourself  with  Thomas  at  the  Feet  of  Jesus,  and  worship Him as  your  Lord  and  your  God. If Jesus  is  your  God,  His doctrine is  divine  truth,  and  His  Church  is  a divine  institution. Keep a firm  hold  on  your  holy  Catholic  Faith,  and  pray  to  God to increase  your  faith,  and  to  make  it  more  firm  and  living.

t the  command of  their  Lord,  the  apostles  left Jerusalem and went  into  Galilee.

“There were  together  Simon  Peter  and  Thomas,  who  is called  Didymus,  and  Nathanael,  who  was  of  Cana  of  Galilee,  and the sons  of  Zebedee,  and  two  others  of  his  disciples. Simon Peter saith to  them:  ‘I  go  a fishing.’  They  say  to  him:  ‘We  also  come with thee.’  And  they  went  forth  and  entered  into  the  ship,  and that night  they  caught  nothing. When the  morning  was  come Jesus stood  on  the  shore: but  the  disciples  knew  not  that  it  was Jesus. Jesus, therefore,  said  to  them:  “Children,  have  you  any meat?” They  answered  Him:  “No!”  He  saith  to  them:  “Cast the net  on  the  right  side  of  the  ship,  and  you  shall  find.”  They cast therefore;  and  now  they  were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the multitude of  fish. Then John  said  to  Peter:  “It  is  the  Lord!” When Peter  heard  this,  he  cast  himself  into  the  sea,  and  swam  to the  shore. But the  other  disciples  came  in  the  ship,  dragging  the net with  the  fishes. On the  land  they  saw  hot  coals  lying,  and  a fish  laid  thereon  and  bread. Jesus saith:  “Bring  hither  the  fishes which you  have  now  caught.”  Peter  went  up,  and  drew  the  net to land  with  one  hundred  and  fifty-three  great  fishes  in  it,  and yet the  net  was  not  broken. Jesus saith:  “Come  and  dine”;  and He giveth  them  first  bread  and  then  fish.