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It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. In the Bible, we have seen a lot of times when the Hebrews were nearly exterminated. Tradition, not Scripture, is the rock on which the church of Jesus Christ is built. With this proclamation, Constantine became a master of syncretism the practice of combining pagan worship with true Christian worship. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. So that if it were possible that the angels might err in the faith, or might think contrary to the faith, they could be judged and excommunicated by the Pope. God has committed to her the treasury of all good things, in order that everyone may know that through her are obtained every hope, every grace, and all salvation. 31-33, vol 17 (1869 ed. Sabbath. They have no other reasonThe observance of Sunday thus comes to be an ecclesiastical law entirely distinct from the divine law of Sabbath observanceThe author of the Sunday lawis the Catholic Church. Ecclesiastical Review, February 1914. what was the practice of Christians throughout history. The Catholic church says No! words, Pope John Paul II has asked for more Compromise is impossible. The Catholic Mirror, December 23, 1893, She took the pagan Sunday and made it the Christian Sunday and thus the pagan Sunday, dedicated to Balder, became the Christian Sunday sacred to Jesus. Catholic World, March 1894, p. 809, Of course the Catholic church claims that the change was her act, and the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power. Faith of our Fathers, Cardinal Gibbons, Sunday is a Catholic institution, and its claims to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles From the beginning to the end of Scripture there is not a single passage which warrants the transfer of weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first. Catholic Press (Sydney) August 25, 1900, If Protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath Day. The Catholic Church has always been very open about her role in changing the calendar. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. VI, can. It is no secret that the Roman Catholic Church played a huge role in turning the Sabbath into Saturday. They throw at you John 1:1 to end the discussion whenever you attempt to present the biblical one-nature human Yahushua. The Sabbath is about who we give our allegiance to. Scripture reveals, This shocking compilation of facts about the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, is a must read for any Bible Prophecy St, Revelation 17 & the 7 Kings: WLC has long taught that the seven mountains/kings are seven popes, with the late Bene, RT @LTCUnderground: Saturday Morning Underground #3 - Ordinals and Principles. [GOD'sHealthLaws] [ReligiousLiberty] [Links]. For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. Leo Broderick), In the beginning, He created a time-keep, A little late, but still important! It is not really fair to accuse Roman Catholics of dishonesty when all along they have said that their church changed the day of worship to Sunday. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the First Century. Answer - Saturday is the Sabbath day. . Did Christ change the day'? Constantine NEVER abandoned sun-worship and kept the sun on his coins. 76 talking about this. Modern sabbatarians have assumed that Saturday was the Bible Sabbath, but the Catholic Church herself has never denied the role she played in rejecting the luni-solar Sabbath of the Bible and promoting instead worship on dies Solis, the day of the Sun. (function() { Some theologians have held that God likewise directly determined the Sunday as the day of worship in the New Law, that He Himself has explicitly substituted the Sunday for the Sabbath. 0000013430 00000 n The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday.. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. If you are looking for a church JOIN FOR FREE to find the right church for you. - NASA's entire space program is built on a lie. Currently, the Vatican is asking the civil follows a lunar calendar, which is several days short of the solar year. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. But since Saturday, not Sunday, is specified in the Bible, isn't it curious that non-Catholics who profess to take their religion directly from the Bible and not the Church, observe Sunday instead of Saturday? As a result, as much as possible, the Christianity that Constantine upheld didnt want to have anything that is considered Jewish. Will you follow the commandments and traditions of men? xix) condemns those who deny that the Ten Commandments are binding on Christians. They have continued the custom even though it rests upon the authority of the Catholic Church and not upon an explicit text from the Bible. Question: in whose authority do the religious leaders change the Sabbath to Sunday? - The last message of mercy ever to be given. We have already mentioned earlier that it was Constantine who made it official to make Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire. strident measures be taken to insure a day of rest is observed, and to inflict What right has any other church to keep this day? People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, But I pray and hope you make the right decision! from the Churchs sense of its own power. From Business: Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is a bilingual (English-Spanish) parish with ministry and outreach in both. Her father was a cloth dyer. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. The Bible Says THAT?What you have been taught might not actually be in the Bible. "And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men (Matthew 15:9). Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115 Search newspaper archives from 1607-2023 in 3.19 billion old newspaper articles about more than 8.5 billion people! . The Mark of the Beast PURPOSE: The loyalty of every person in the world will be tested in the end-time crisis by whose commandments they choose to obey - hrist's or Antichrist's. FOCUS: Jesus is alone worthy of worship and the one who can make something holy. to shake hands. Protestants must be rather puzzled by the keeping of Sunday when God distinctly said, 'Keep holy the Sabbath Day.' If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. Romes Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003. 0000008460 00000 n There is no such law in the Bible. . Becoming Catholic Confession Confirmation Funeral Planning Marriage Mass & The Holy Eucharist Counseling Services Pregnancy Resources Request & Offer Help Here St. Catharine School St. Catharine Preschool Athletics SPICE Home About Mass Times Confession Times Bulletin Calendar & Events Live-Stream The holy day, the Sabbath, 'The day of the Lord' was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the (Catholic) Church's sense of its own powerPeople who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy." - St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. He is the true vicar, the head of the entire church, the father and teacher of all Christians. So this would be the new The great divide even intensified once all the original Apostles passed away. ironic to see ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. . Von Hefele is a very credible authority on the original word choice used at the Council of Laodicea. . . 0000003994 00000 n %PDF-1.4 % Chat, post comments or questions on our forum, or send private emails to your friends! Catholic Record, London, Ontario, September 1, 1923. That observance remains as a reminder of the Mother Church from which the non-Catholic sects broke away like a boy running away from home but still carrying in his pocket a picture of his mother or a lock of her hair. Dr. John OBrien, Faith of Millions, pp. The Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel had this to say on the issue: People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, . Email: parish@oremstfrancis.org Email: Send bulletin information to parish@oremstfrancis.org. Sunday is expressly distinguished from the Sabbath which it follows chronologically every week; for Christians its ceremonial observance replaces that of the Sabbath The Sabbath, which represented the completion of the first creation, has been replaced by Sunday which recalls the new creation, has been replaced by Sunday which recalls the new creation inaugurated by the Resurrection of Christ In respecting religious liberty and the common good of all, Christians should seek recognition of Sundays and the Churchs holy days as legal holidays. The Catechism of the Catholic Church Section 2 Article 3 (1994), The (Catholic) Church changed the observance of the Sabbath to Sunday by right of the divine, infallible authority given to her by her Founder, Jesus Christ. Quick Q&A: Why or how important is it to keep the Sabbath? punishment on those who would transgress. : (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 www.stcatherinecc.org After Hours Emergency Contact (931) 215-5980 Rev. . Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday [in the original: sabbato, shall not be idle on the Sabbath], but shall work on that day; but the Lords day they shall especially honour, and as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath Day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. in The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII, p. 193, The Pope is of so great dignity, and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God and the vicar of God. Ferraris Ecclesiastical dictionary, All names which in the Scriptures are applied to Christ, by virtue of which it is established that He is over the church, all the same names are applied to the Pope. On the Authority of the Councils, book 2, chapter 17, That the Roman Church never erred, nor will it, according to the Scriptures, ever err. (Gregory VII, Cesare Baronius, Annales, year 1076, secs. The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.'. He is also called ordinary of ordinaries. It is generally believed that he was the priest that finally baptized Constantine shortly before his death. The information is easy to find. VI, can. It is the height of pride and rebellion against the Great and Living God! In fact, instead of being ashamed of it, they are proud of changing the Sabbath day and changing other laws of God. I answer no! 2, p. 316. observance of Sunday as a national day of rest. . He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God. Therefore the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the (Catholic) church. Monsignor Louis Segur, Plain Talk About the Protestantism of Today, p. 213. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. For these reasons the Church changed the Lord's day from Saturday to Sunday. Question: Is Sunday worship supported by the Bible? . 0000009601 00000 n A lot of Catholics would claim that Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor. It was at the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325 that Emperor Constantine made Sunday the official day of worship for the entirety of the Roman Empire. Answer - We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church, in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 364), transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. Peter Geiermann, C.S.S.R., The Converts Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p. 50, 3rd edition, 1957. Who Do We Reverence by Keeping Sunday Holy? of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. As conservative Catholic scholar and apologist Patrick Madrid stated: [The] calendar that we follow, including Seventh-day Adventists, is not only a calendar that was devised by the Catholic Church, but also it is a calendar thats based upon the solar year, not the lunar year. He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor, and king of kings. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. Romes Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003. This list of quotes reveals the true colors of this church system as predicted in Bible prophecy. Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles From beginning to end of Scripture there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first. Catholic Press, Sydney, Australia, August 1900. . WLC. } H. J. Schroeder (trans. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Churchs sense of its own power People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7thDay Adventists, and keep the Saturday holy. Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995, It is evident that the popes can neither be bound nor unbound by any earthly power, nor even by that of the apostle [Peter], if he should return upon the earth; since Constantine the Great has recognized that the pontiffs held the place of God upon earth, divinity not being able to be judged by any living man. Sunday is our mark of authority. and this transference of sabbath observance is proof of that fact. The To make things even clearer, the Bible explicitly says that Yahshua (Jesus Christ), His Disciples, and the early Christian churches kept the seventh-day Sabbath. 111 0 obj <>stream . But looking deeper, who gave this Church power so Gods true day of worship could be changed? Must Wa, Talking to the Dead: And after having come, he remains, entirely at their disposal; they move him as they please, from one place to another; they may, if they wish, shut him up in the tabernacle, or expose him on the altar, or carry him outside the church; they may, if they choose, eat his flesh, and give him for the food of others. St. Alphonsus de Liguori, The Dignity and Duties of the Priest or Selva, pp. on: function(evt, cb) { . We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. For he is of so great dignity and power that he forms one and the same tribunal with Christ. 405, 406, translated), The Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ on earthby divine right the Pope has supreme and full power in faith, in morals over each and every pastor and his flock. The Church, on the other hand, after changing the day of rest from the Jewish Sabbath, or seventh day of the week, to the first, made the Third Commandment refer to Sunday as the day to be kept holy as the Lord's Day. But is this really what he, Sadly, many who take the name "Christian," often condemn others whose sins differ from their own, supposedly lesser, Time is drawing to a close. We have also shown from scripture that the little horn of Daniel 7, which is synonymous with the beast of Revelation 13 would think to change Gods law and it did. "Pastor's Page," The Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel Volume 50, Number 22 (May 21,1995). By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. Your sins are forgiven by the priest the same as if you knelt before Jesus Christ and told them to Christ Himself. Quoted in Lorraine Boettner, Roman Catholicism, p. 197. View Download. (9) Eusebius, Commentary on the Psalms, Psalm 91 (Psalm 92 in the A.V. Hefeles A History of the Councils of the Church, Vol. Because of the deceitful thinking that the church can override the authority of God, a lot of religious leaders begin to mix Christianity with paganism. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first.Catholic - It's not a Globe! 17 (1628 ed., Vol. Publishing, Inc., n.d.), p. 321, emphasis supplied. Considering this, it is also 0000006164 00000 n Since Constantine has already been worshiping on Sunday, then it was only natural for him to choose Sunday as the new Sabbath day. Everyone knew that dies Saturni had recently been moved from the first day of the pagan week to the last day of the pagan week, while Sabbato was the seventh day of the Jewish luni-solar calendar with which no one in power wished to be associated. Now - as to the quote from the St. Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995 - this is an OPINION, not a Church teaching. If it were not enough for us that two of . The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been revealed to us by the [Roman Catholic] church outside the Bible. Catholic Virginian, October 3, 1947, p. 9, article To Tell You the Truth.. Get to know staff and parishioners at Saint Sebastian and Saint Catherine. is the Catholic Church.. "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become . New Moon Day: Why the Dawn After Conjunction, The Sundayis purely a creation of the Catholic Church., Sundayis the law of the Catholic Church alone, Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principlesFrom beginning to end of Scripture there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first., They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. Professor Bill Schlegel provides invaluable tips on this subject in this excellent presentation. The Catholic Church has always been very open about her role in changing the calendar. (6). On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all the workshops be closed. Constatine, 321 A.D. The popular complaint against the Christians was- they despise our sun-god, they have divine services on Saturday, they desecrate the sacred earth by burying their dead in it. Truth Triumphant, p. 170, Persia 335-375 AD (40 years persecution under Shapur 11th). event : evt, Take a look at history and see how the Sabbath was gradually replaced by Sunday worship. B, 3, chapter S. Sabbath A Hebrew word signifying rest Sunday was a name given by the heathens to the first day of the week, because it was the day on which they worshipped the sun. Bible Encyclopedia, John Eadie, D.D, L.L.D, p. 561, The sun was a foremost god with heathendom There is, in truth, something royal, kingly about the sun, making it a fit emblem of Jesus, the Sun of Justice. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. What does it mean to dwell in the secret place of the Most High (Psalms 91:1)? . I am passionate about inspiring people to find their God-given purpose in life. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. Council Laodicia- 365 A.D. It was the holy Catholic Church that changed the day of rest from Saturday to Sunday, the 1st day of the week. After the death of the original apostles and their contemporaries, the job of getting rid of Gods laws has become easier. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because I answer yes. "The day of the Lord" was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church's sense of its own power .. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become Seventh-day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy." (Saint Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995.) revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century They believe that they have the authority of God. The Church, on the other hand, after changing the day of rest from the Jewish Sabbath, or seventh day of the week, to the first, made the Third Commandment refer to Sunday as the day to be kept holy as the Lords Day. Assoc., 1944, p. 141. Letter, Dies Domini, was quoted as saying that a violator should be The Pope is considered the man on earth who "takes the place" of the Second Person of the omnipotent God of the Trinity. callback: cb . He had prohibited any practice related to Judaism and that includes the seventh-day Sabbath. Domini] was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but 31-33, Vol 17 (1869 ed. The word think is used because the Roman Catholic Church think they have changed the day and that their authority stands above scripture and that God will just go along with their change, but in reality, as far as God is concerned it remains eternally unchanged. The (Roman Catholic) Church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. John Laux, A Course in Religion for Catholic High Schools and Academies, 1936 edition, vol. It shall remain consecrated, sanctified The Catholic World, March 1994, p. 809, Constantine published the Edict of Milan, granting freedom of religion in the empire and establishing Sunday as a day of worship. Colliers Encyclopedia vol 7, p. 212, It appeared an unworthy thing that . It shall remain consecrated, sanctified.' St Peters Parish. St. Francis of Assisi. When St. Paul repudiated the works of the law, he was not thinking of the Ten Commandments, which are as unchangeable as God Himself is, which God could not change and still remain the infinitely holy God. How to Say Happy Sabbath in Different Languages.