T. Enright, Bishop of St. Alphonsus Church, clearly states: It was the Catholic Church which made the law obliging us to keep Sunday holy. And the Jewish calendar that was observed in the time of Christ . As a result, faithful Christians were forced to keep the Sabbath in secret and gather together in catacombs and hidden places. . 31-33, vol 17 (1869 ed. should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. It is well to remind the Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, and all other Christians, that the Bible does not support them anywhere in their observance of Sunday. 86 0 obj <> endobj In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. There is but one church on the face of the earth which has the power, or claims power, to make laws binding on the conscience, binding before God, binding under penalty of hell-fire. Throughout the history of man, among the most hated ethnic groups are the Hebrews. (Luke 9:62), 17 Unbelievable Bible Secrets No One Has Ever Told You, 12 Unspoken Reasons Why You Should Not Use the New International Version (NIV) Bible, 10 Little-Known Lessons from the life of Tabitha (Dorcas) in Acts 9:36-43, 5 Powerful and Vital Lessons from the Life of Samson, 12 Awesome Lessons We Learn from the Healing of the Man Blind from Birth (John 9:1-41), 5 Powerful Lessons from the Life of Jephthah. So this would be the new The day on which you worship, calculated by which calendar you use, reveals which Deity/deity you are worshipping. Now - as to the quote from the St. Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995 - this is an OPINION, not a Church teaching. (5). } 543-544, Reason and common sense demand the acceptance of One or the other of these alternatives: either Protestantism and the keeping holy of Saturday, or Catholicity and the keeping holy of Sunday. And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters. The Bible Says THAT?What you have been taught might not actually be in the Bible. 86 26 duplicated in other parts of the world as well under the same pretense. . 31-33, Vol 17 (1869 ed. . Quick Q&A: Will the day of worship change when Christ returns. Is this something the Federal government should 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. St. Francis of Assisi. "Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles. Any honest and thinking Bible scholars will tell you that the official Sabbath Day in the Bible is Saturday and not Sunday. Of course, the day that he listeners: [], After reading all the information above, we can now answer some fundamental questions. However, this has gradually changed at the turn of the second century. Thus, they chose another day of worship and rest. strident measures be taken to insure a day of rest is observed, and to inflict Source: Sentinel, Pastor's Page (Fr. Church abolished not only the Sabbath, but all the other Jewish festivals. : (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 www.stcatherinecc.org After Hours Emergency Contact (931) 215-5980 Rev. The Pope has the authority and often exercised it, to dispense with the command of Christ. Decretal, de Tranlatic Episcop. 1, pp. on: function(evt, cb) { Should you be punished for your conscientious regard The origins of Saturday reveal the shocking identities of the hidden god and his representative. Thank you for your patience and continued support! "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was ________________________________________________________________________. Learn the se, Many Trinitarians believe that Yahushuas prayer in John 17:5 shows that he pre-existed. "And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men (Matthew 15:9). Her mother was 40 when she was born. Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because Welcome to Church Finder - the best way to find Christian churches in Provo UT. "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.) 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 . callback: cb } Whose Day of Worship is Sunday? Canon 29 of the Council of Laodicea demanded: Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, but shall work on that day; but the Lords day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. Wherefore they are justly called not only angels, but also God, holding as they do among us the power and authority of the immortal God. A. Nampon, Catholic Doctrine as Defined by the Council of Trent, pp. we should follow the practice of the Jews, who have impiously defiled their hands with enormous sin, and are, therefore, deservedly afflicted with blindness of soul . St. Catherine of Siena Church is a community parish which walks the line between the traditional Catholicism and the modern day world. For this is His will: That we obtain everything through Mary. Pope Pius IX, But the supreme teacher in the Church is the Roman Pontiff. The primitive Christians did keep the Sabbath of the Jews; Therefore the Christians, for a long time together, did keep their convocations upon the Sabbath in which some portions of the law were read: and this continued till the time of the Laodicean council. The Whole Works Of Jeremy Taylor, Vol. Who Made Sunday Holy? 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? follows a lunar calendar, which is several days short of the solar year. 0000007281 00000 n The Sabbath was Saturday, not Sunday. Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. Patrick Madrid, in a radio interview on January 5, 2006, made a point of this: There was a distinct break between the Old Testament requirements: the rituals and Mosaic covenant demands dealing with the Sabbath worship and animal sacrifices, and that sort of thing. 17 (1628 ed., Vol. Answer: The history of the change and the admissions are stunning. - It's not a Globe! 23, column 1172, authors translation, as quoted in R. L. Odom, Sunday Sacredness in Roman Paganism, Review & Herald Publ. Cap. 1, p. 51. Is there consciousness after death? In this same letter, Enright offers $1000 to any one who can prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound, under grievous sin, to keep Sunday holy. There is no denying that the Catholic Church is responsible for the change: The Commandments, or Decalogue . But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. . The holy day, the Sabbath, The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth. Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Chapter XXVII, p. 218, Cities Petrus Bertanous, The foundation of all our confidence is found in the Blessed Virgin Mary. When the historical facts of the Julian calendar are understood, it is clearly established that Sunday is not the only worship day founded upon pagan calendation. 2, p. 316. The retention of the old pagan name of Dies Solis, for Sunday is, in a great measure, owing to the union of pagan and Christian sentiment with which the first day of the week was recommended by Constantine to his subjects - pagan and Christian alike - as the 'venerable' day of the sun. It is also likely that many of the Catholic writers themselves were unaware of the full history behind the modern week. Want to receive our free, digital Christian magazine? The pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man, but of God, and he acts a vicegerent of God upon earth. . Instead, you post secondary sources and hearsay as your "evidence". St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. Thus the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Roman Catholic] church. Monsignor Louis Segur, Protestantsaccept Sunday rather than Saturday as the day for public worship after the Catholic Church made the changeBut the Protestant mind does not seem to realize thatin observing the Sunday, they are accepting the authority of the spokesman for the church, the Pope., The [Roman 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. Catholics, knowing full well that there is no Biblical reason to worship on Sunday, have seen how inconsistent Protestants are. When the Church through its supreme Magistrium proposes a doctrine for belief as being divinely revealed, and as the teaching of Christ, the definitions must be adhered to with the obedience of faith. This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine revelation itself. Catechism of the Catholic Church, #891, 1994 edition, O Mary, the guardian of our peace and the dispensatrix of heavenly graces. Leo XIII, Supremi Apostolatus, 1883, This judicial authority will even include the power to forgive sin. The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol xii, article Pope pg 265, No man has a right to choose his religion. New York Freeman, official journal of Bishop Hughes, Jan 26, 1852, It is error to believe that Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true. Pope Pius IX, The Syllabus (of Errors), Issued in 1864, Section III, Indifferentism, Latitudinarianism, #15, It is error to believe that hence it has been wisely decided by law, in some Catholic countries, that persons coming to reside therein shall enjoy the public exercise of their own peculiar worship. Pope Pius IX, The Syllabus (of Errors), Issued in 1864, Section X, Errors Having Reference to Modern Liberalism, #78, Not the Creator of Universe, in Genesis 2:1-3,-but the Catholic Church can claim the honor of having granted man a pause to his work every seven days. S. C. Mosna, Storia della Domenica, 1969, pp. ); I have repeatedly offered $1,000 to anyone who can prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound to keep Sunday holy. Not long after Constantines first Sunday Law of A.D. 321, the Roman church made it official church doctrine by declaring it was a Jewish day. (6). Can the dead see us? 0000012338 00000 n Union of minds, therefore, requires, together with a perfect accord in the one faith, complete submission and obedience of will to the Church and to the Roman Pontiff, as to God Himself. Pope Leo XIII, Sapientiae Christianae: On Christians as Citizens (January 10, 1890), When about to ascend from earth to heaven, left behind Him priests, His own vicars, as rulers and judges, to whom all the mortal sins into which the faithful of Christ may have fallen should be brought in order that they may, in virtue of the power of the keys, pronounce the sentence of remission or retention of sins. Rev. For a detailed account on who changed the Sabbath to Sunday, read the Sabbath to Sunday change or who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. We have now clearly shown that the reasons given by many to justify why they keep Sunday as the Sabbath are un-Biblical and incorrect. . A lot of Catholics would claim that Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor. Today, the university serves women at the undergraduate level and both women and men at the graduate level.. And God Himself is obliged to abide by the judgment of His priests, and either not to pardon or to pardon. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed He made Sunday into a day of rest, closing the law courts and forbidding all work except agricultural labour.. Question: Is Sunday worship supported by the Bible? For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. The church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. And it not only compelled all to keep Sunday, but at the Council of Laodicea, AD 364, anathematized those who kept the Sabbath and urged all persons to labor on the 7th day under penalty of anathema. Catholic Priest T. Enright, CSSR, Kansas City, MO, Protestantism, in discarding the authority of the church, has no good reason for its Sunday theory, and ought, logically, to keep Saturday with the Jews. American Catholic Quarterly Review, Jan 1883, How do you prove that the church has power to institute festivals? Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionist agree with her; -she could have substituted the observance of Sunday the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday the seventh day, a change for which there is no Scriptural authority. A Doctrinal Catechism, Steve Kennan, p. 174, You might read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. "For whatever is born of Yahuwah overcomes the world. Compromise is impossible. Statements made by the Roman Catholic Church about the Sabbath . The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic sources have throughout the years made a whole list of interesting statements. Will you follow the commandments and traditions of men? Thus, one of the reasons that the Sabbath was abolished was to get rid of any trace of the Jews in the religion of Christianity. and hear us? (6) Patrick Madrid on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. For the religious leaders, this is evil and should be stopped. . pastoral intuition suggested to the Church the christianization of the notion of Sunday as "the day of the sun", which was the Roman name for the day and which is retained in some modern languages. Chat, post comments or questions on our forum, or send private emails to your friends! Order our comprehensive Bible guide to learn what else you havent been told. The Sabbath Day, as we have discussed, is observed from the sunset of Friday to the sunset of Saturday. 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 Sunday for the Sabbath. , . So the great irony is that even the Seventh-day Adventists themselves are not worshipping on exactly the same Sabbath day as the Jews of the time of Christ. what was the practice of Christians throughout history. It was Satan's plan to have this Church change the Sabbath to Sunday. Why? Again, "They will seek to change times and laws." But shall work on that day; but the Lords day they shall especially honor. 0000002474 00000 n The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church. Take a look at history and see how the Sabbath was gradually replaced by Sunday worship. Why? . The same message is being made in an 1895 Catholic newspaper called The Catholic National: "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ himself hidden under the veil of flesh." If that is not enough, read what the Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel (May 21, 1995) said: Question - Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? trailer If we obey the Commandment of the Catholic Church and keep their day Holy, who do we give our allegiance to then? It is not even surprising to see, when Constantine adopted Christianity, that it was difficult for him to completely abandon Mithraism. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, from Genesis to the Revelation, from Adam to the last person born today, you will NEVER read any direct command and even any indication that the Sabbath has already been done away with. If it were not enough for us that two of . . A Catholic who believes that Christ was resurrected on Sunday is far more consistent than a Sunday-keeping Protestant who claims to base all of his belief on the Bible and the Bible only. In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. Albert Smith, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, replying for the Cardinal in a letter dated February 10, 1920. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. Assoc., 1944, p. 141. Let us then have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd.. Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change (Saturday Sabbath to Sunday) was her actAnd the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical authority in religious things. H. F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons. 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). [1-minute video], The Plain Truth About Tithing [YouTube Shorts compilation], 3 types of heaven in the Bible [1-minute video]. Or will they keep the Sunday according to the tradition of the Catholic church. Ibid, page 31, We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty. (The Great Encyclical Letters of Leo XIII, p. 304), The belief in the Bible as the sole source of faith is unhistorical, illogical, fatal to the virtue of faith, and destructive of unity. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII, Protestantism, Section III A Sola Scriptura (Bible Alone), Nihil Obstat, February 1, 1912 by Remy Lafort, D.D., Censor, Imprimatur. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. from Saturday to Sunday. 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. There is so much to do and Learn here at World's Last Chance! (9), It was at this time that Sylvester I, Bishop of Rome during the Council of Nicaea, attempted to rename the days of the pagan week by the Biblical week-day names. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! Question: Can we see any command in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath was transferred on Sunday? Sentinel, Pastor's page, Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995 If Protestants would follow the Bible, they would worship God on the Sabbath Day. Hence the Pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions. 1995): 6, The authority of the church could therefore not be bound to the authority of the Scriptures, because the Church had changedthe Sabbath into Sunday, not by command of Christ, but by its own authority. Canon and Tradition, p. 263, Is not yet too late for Protestants to redeem themselves. <<970BC2F837BAC04AA6DCFB4AF7B35AE5>]>> legislate? The same message is being made in an 1895 Catholic newspaper called The Catholic National: The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ himself hidden under the veil of flesh.. It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. II, pp. st catherine catholic church sentinel may 21, 1995 So that whatever the Pope does, seems to proceed from the mouth of God, as according to most doctors, etc. (a recognized Roman Catholic encyclopedia, Lucius Ferraris, Prompta Bibliotheca Canonica, Juridica, Moralis, Theologica nec non Ascetica, Polemica, Rubricistica, Historica, article, Papa. Preparing for Yahuwah's Earthly Kingdom, Established at Yahushua's Imminent Return! Notice this admission from the Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995: "Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. Aside from that, you will NEVER read in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath has been transferred to Sunday! Reason and sense demand the acceptance of one or the other of these alternatives: either Protestantism and the keeping holy of Saturday, or Catholicity and the keeping holy of Sunday. (29) This was in order to draw the faithful away from the seduction of cults which worshipped the sun, and to direct the celebration of the day to Christ, humanity's true 'sun'. (5) Charles George Herbermann, Knights of Columbus Catholic Truth Committee, The Catholic Encyclopedia, (Harvard University: Encyclopedia Press, 1908), p. 153, emphasis supplied. The Council of Laodicea was convened approximately 40 years later to enforce the acceptance of the Lords Day in place of the lunar Sabbath. Imprimatur, John Cardinal McCloskey, archbishop of New York, With regard to the power of the priests over the real body of Jesus Christ, it is of faith that when they pronounce the words of consecration the Incarnate Word has obliged himself to obey and to come into their hands under the sacramental species. } Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the First Century. 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. The Day of the Lord (dies domini) was chosen, NOT from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the Churchs sense of its own power . What does it mean to dwell in the secret place of the Most High (Psalms 91:1)? and the sun stood still. From beginning to end of Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been revealed to us by the [Roman Catholic] church outside the Bible To Tell You the Truth, The Catholic Virginian, Oct. 3, 1947, p. 9, Sunday fulfillment of the Sabbath. Heres why . Hover here for a document clip or select for full original image. Discover the pagan origins of Christmas. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. Anti-semitism played a role, as can be seen in the previously quoted statement by Constantine: Let us have nothing in common with this odious people [the Jews] . Suggestions? Notice what Pope Leo XIII wrote in a letter in 1894: We [referring to the popes] hold upon this Earth the place of God Almighty.. 0000005432 00000 n 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 16:12-15, John 20:21-23). Daniel Reehil, Pastor Email: fatherreehil@stcatherinecc.org "To the servant of God. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ (Canon XXIX). 2, AControversia Prima, Book 2 (ADe Conciliorum Auctoritate [On the Authority of Councils]), chap. 48. Scripture there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of . The Catholic Church changed the Ten Commandments by removing the 3rd Commandment concerning graven images and moved the 4th Commandment up to the 3rd, then dividing the 10th Commandment into two, still counting Ten Commandments.
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