The Feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, resulting in the establishing of the Church.

The Fast begins on June 16 and ends on June 29. The practice of this fast is to follow in the Apostles’ footsteps (Hebrews 13:7) who fasted in fulfillment of the Lord Jesus’ words in St Matthew 9:15.

The Apostles’ Lent ends with the celebration of the memory of these two great saints.

St. Thomas, also called “Doubting Thomas,” despite his initial unbelief in the Resurrection, came to confess Jesus Christ as “Lord and God.” According to tradition, he preached the Gospel to the Parthians and South Indians and even today, the Syrian Christians in Kerala identify themselves as “St. Thomas Christians” in memory of this great Apostle.

Memory of the 72 disciples.