The title 'Lord' was given to Christ by St. Thomas the Apostle in expressing his faith. Having believed, after he had put his finger into the print of the nails, he said: "My Lord and my God!" (Jn. 20:28) It was a very plain statement professing the Divinity of Christ. The Lord Jesus accepted from Thomas this statement and this faith, and reproached him for being late in professing this faith, saying: "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed" (Jn. 20:29).