It was a way to help others see, hear and touch the Lord in whom God came to us in order to make himself known. Jesus himself, when he appeared again to his disciples a week later, said to Thomas: “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe” (Jn 20:27).
De hecho, Jesús mismo, apareciéndose nuevamente a los discípulos después de ocho días, dice a Tomás: «Trae tu dedo, aquí tienes mis manos; trae tu mano y métela en mi costado, y no seas incrédulo, sino creyente» (Jn 20, 27).