366-367, The Pope is of great authority and power that he can modify, explain, or interpret even divine laws The Pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man, but of God, and he acts as vicegerent of God upon earth. Lucius Ferraris, Prompta Ribliotheca, Papa, art. He is the viceregent of Christ, who is not only a Priest forever, but also King of kings and Lord of lords. (La Civilta Cattolica, March 18, 1871, quoted in Leonard Woolsey Bacon, An Inside View of the Vatican Council (American Tract Society ed. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. 0000013430 00000 n In endeavoring to show this distinction, not only was the observance of the seventh-day Sabbath transferred to the Julian Sunday, but all of the annual feasts which, up until that time were still observed, were replaced with popular pagan festivals, giving them a Christian slant and incorporating Christian names. Written by the finger of God on two tables of stone, this Divine code was received from the Almighty by Moses amid the thunders of Mount Sinai . The university enrolls nearly 1,500 . They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. 2, p. 316. 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. 0000001550 00000 n There is no such law in the Bible. what was the practice of Christians throughout history. We have already mentioned earlier that it was Constantine who made it official to make Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire. 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 . listeners: [], But our wonder should be far greater when we find that in obedience to the words of his priests HOC EST CORPUS MEUM God himself descends on the altar, that he comes wherever they call him, and as often as they call him, and places himself in their hands, even though they should be his enemies. VI, can. And God Himself is obliged to abide by the judgment of His priests, and either not to pardon or to pardon. He made Sunday into a day of rest, closing the law courts and forbidding all work except agricultural labour.. faithful will understand why it is Sunday and not the Sabbath day that we Now that you know the origin of Sunday worship and how it replaced the God-ordained Sabbath, you should have a better understanding of what you should do as a true follower of the Messiah. revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century 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? In the beginning, He created a time-keep, A little late, but still important! 1, p. 51. . But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. Read Roman Catholic Church seventh day Sabbath for more quotes. We are, then, infallible, and whatever may be our acts, we are not accountable for them but to ourselves. (Cormenin, History of the Popes, p. 243, as cited in R. W. Thompson, The Papacy and the Civil Power, p. 248), The pope is the supreme judge of the law of the land. But this theory is now entirely abandoned. The Sabbath is about who we give our allegiance to. Protestants must be rather puzzled by the keeping of Sunday when God distinctly said, 'Keep holy the Sabbath Day.' Any honest and thinking Bible scholars will tell you that the official Sabbath Day in the Bible is Saturday and not Sunday. . 86 26 Take a look at history and see how the Sabbath was gradually replaced by Sunday worship. St. Catherine Catholic Church - Sentinel May 21, 1995 - Volume 50, Number 22, Algonac Michigan Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. But the Scripture does not in particular mention this change of the Sabbath. Is Sunday the first day of the week and did the Church change the seventh day - Saturday - for Sunday, the first day? { . 0 Catholic Doctrine, by Peter Geiermann, 50. Aside from that, you will NEVER read in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath has been transferred to Sunday! ironic to see For them, truth is whatever tradition and their pope decree it to be. As a result, as much as possible, the Christianity that Constantine upheld didnt want to have anything that is considered Jewish. Quick Q&A: Why or how important is it to keep the Sabbath? He chose Sunday, not because he wants to follow God, but because it was the day Sol Invictus was being worshipped! Christ resumed these Commandments in the double precept of charity love of God and of neighbor; He proclaimed them as binding under the New Law in Matt., xix and in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt., v). event : evt, 0000002474 00000 n callback: cb is the Catholic Church.. 2. } 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. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. 12, 3; translated in Phillip Schaffs History of the Christian Church, Vol. 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. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ (Canon XXIX). For example, an announcement . [GOD'sHealthLaws] [ReligiousLiberty] [Links]. Someone Admits to Changing Stay connected to all that's happening at St. Catherine's parish. ---> A Non-WLC Article: "14 Reasons Why I Wont Watch The Chosen", Faith is the victory! 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. (2) Patrick Madrid, comments on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. 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. Catholic Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. In the Bible, we have seen a lot of times when the Hebrews were nearly exterminated. Cap. 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. ); Roman Catholic Church located at 3450 Tennessee Street, Vallejo, CA - phone: (707) 553-1355 2 Thess 2:15. (7) A. T. Jones, The Two Republics, (Ithaca, Michigan: A. cooperate with the church in maintaining and strengthening this public Throughout the history of man, among the most hated ethnic groups are the Hebrews. As recently as July, 1998, the Pope, in his Apostolic The Sabbath Day, as we have discussed, is observed from the sunset of Friday to the sunset of Saturday. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. The Church altered the observance of the Sabbath to the observance of Sunday. Churches in Utah County Utah and zip code 84601 are included with reviews of Baptist churches, Methodist churches, Catholic churches, Pentecostal and Assembly of God churches, Lutheran churches and other Protestant and Click here to listen to his lecture. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. 0000011291 00000 n In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. The leader of the Catholic church is defined by the faith as the Vicar of Jesus Christ (and is accepted as such by believers). MANY CHURCH LEADERS and politicians are unified on the For the religious leaders, keeping the Sabbath on the right day is considered judaizing. It means that if you keep the Sabbath, you are trying to transform Christianity into Judaism. Question: Can we see any command in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath was transferred on Sunday? Yes, of course, it is inconsistent; but this change was made about fifteen centuries before Protestantism was born, and by that time the custom was universally observed. 86 0 obj <> endobj 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., Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. 543,544, In fact, by being assumed into heaven she has not laid aside the office of salvation but by the manifold intercession she continues to obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation. John Paul II, Dives in Misericordia, 1980, quoting Lumen Gentium, The Pope represents Jesus Christ Himself, and therefore is a loving Father Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto (who became Pope Pius X in 1903, Publications of the Catholic Truth Society Volume 29 (Catholic Truth Society: 1896): 11, Protestantism has not, and never can have, any right where Catholicity has triumphed. Catholic Review, June 1875, But the supreme teacher in the Church is the Roman Pontiff. DANGER! The Pope is of so great authority and power that he can modify, explain, or interpret even divine law". This was the era of Constantine the Great, when the public position of the Church so greatly improved, a change which must certainly have been very noticeable at Rome. (10). The observance of Sunday by the Protestants is homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] Church. This activity is being By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! . "In Europe, the Sunday Law issue is expected to be While it is true that Constantines religious edicts have lessened Christian persecution, he made sun worship even more popular not just among the pagans, but in the Christians as well. The great divide even intensified once all the original Apostles passed away. This list of quotes reveals the true colors of this church system as predicted in Bible prophecy. With this, we are now beginning to see the history of the Sabbath controversy. 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. 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.. 0000005915 00000 n 26-27, Thus the priest may, in a certain manner, be called the creator of his Creator, since by saying the words of consecration, he creates, as it were, Jesus in the sacrament, by giving him a sacramental existence, and produces him as a victim to be offered to the eternal Father. 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. Is there consciousness after death? st catherine catholic church sentinel may 21, 1995 [1-minute video], Which day should Christians go to Church? . 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. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, 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. As a result, faithful Christians were forced to keep the Sabbath in secret and gather together in catacombs and hidden places. As a compromise, instead of keeping the correct day of worship, he chose Sunday as a relic of his past religion. 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. legislate? . He is also called ordinary of ordinaries. And, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. Hefeles Councils, Vol. (5) Charles George Herbermann, Knights of Columbus Catholic Truth Committee, The Catholic Encyclopedia, (Harvard University: Encyclopedia Press, 1908), p. 153, emphasis supplied. Source: Sentinel, Pastor's Page (Fr. For he is of so great dignity and power that he forms one and the same tribunal with Christ. 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. xref The day of resurrection, the day of Pentecost, fifty 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. . The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. I answer yes. The Catholic church says No! YOUR problem is that you never do your homework. Additionally, the Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel from May 21, 1995, had the following to say: "Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. All things whatsoever it was duty to do on the Sabbath, these we have transferred to the Lords day, as being more appropriate, and chief, and first, and more honorable than the Jewish Sabbath. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. Catholics, knowing full well that there is no Biblical reason to worship on Sunday, have seen how inconsistent Protestants are. defended only on Catholic principles. Nowhere in the Bible is it stated that worship should be changed from Saturday to SundayNow the Churchinstituted, by Gods authority, Sunday as the day of worship. to what you believe? He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God. The Council of Trent (Sess. Von Hefele is a very credible authority on the original word choice used at the Council of Laodicea. Most importantly, is the change authorized in the Bible? The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 0000000816 00000 n You answer by virtue of the third commandment (the papacy did away with the 2nd regarding the worship of graven images, and called the 4th the 3rd), which says 'Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.'. '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. })(); 'The Christian Life' is a non-profit organisation registered in Norway. 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. 0000001069 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, Encyclical Letter, On the Chief Duties of Christians as Citizens, dated January 10, 1890, trans. from the Churchs sense of its own power. But shall work on that day; but the Lords day they shall especially honor. 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. However, a deeper look at his life after his conversion tells you otherwise. 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. The day of resurrection, the day of Pentecost, fifty days later, came on the first day of the week. (6). But looking deeper, who gave this Church power so Gods true day of worship could be changed? . Bible Prophecy, Bible Studies, Videos, Articles, & Much Much More! It is now commonly held that God simply gave His Church the power to set aside whatever day or days she would deem suitable as Holy Days. [2] These reasons are more than satisfactory for the Catholic. . (1). . Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 0000003536 00000 n 31-33, Vol 17 (1869 ed. The Day of the Lord [Dies (3). MUST READ: @TELANGANAPOKADA Hi Friend, these videos are no longer published, as our views have changed on these subjects. If we obey the Commandment of the Catholic Church and keep their day Holy, who do we give our allegiance to then? : (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 www.stcatherinecc.org After Hours Emergency Contact (931) 215-5980 Rev. consider what has been said by the leaders of the Christian B. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. 0000012338 00000 n For it is only in this way that the At the opening ceremonies of the Council of Nicaea, Eusebius sat to the right of Constantine and gave the opening address. Deadline to receive information is the Thursday 10 days before the Sunday you wish the information to appear. There are just a few things to chew on. XXIII, page 654. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed Protestantism, in discarding the authority of the [Roman Catholic] Church, has no good reasons for its Sunday theory, and ought logically to keep Saturday as the Sabbath. John Gilmary Shea, Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. startxref The day of the Lord was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the (Catholic) Churchs sense of its own power People 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. Following is a sampling of the numerous statements made by Catholics honestly stating that they are responsible for the calendar change that transferred worship to dies Solis: The facts of history having been forgotten by most people, many Catholic writers have used planetary week terminology (i.e., Saturday), which could be considered deceptive. When Catherine was 16 years old, motivated by a vision of St. Dominic, she entered the Third Order of the . . 0000002079 00000 n Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church. . For the religious leaders, this is evil and should be stopped. 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. See here for a statement by Dr. E. T. Hiscox, author of the Baptist Manual. As in creating the world it was sufficient for God to have said, Let it be made, and it was created -He spoke, and they were made- so it is sufficient for the priest to say, Hoc est corpus meum, and behold the bread is no longer bread, but the body of Jesus Christ. Hence said law is not in the Bible. The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. . For a detailed account on who changed the Sabbath to Sunday, read the Sabbath to Sunday change or who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. Moreover the superiority and the power of the Roman Pontiff by no means pertain only to the heavenly things, to the earthly things, and to the things under the earth, but are even over angels, than whom he is greater. Welcome to Church Finder - the best way to find Christian churches in Provo UT. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York, To such extent did Mary suffer and almost die with her suffering and dying Son; to such extent did she surrender her maternal rights over her Son for : mans salvation . 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. 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. Father Saenz and Father Gilbert lead their Catholic-based community members in prayer and charity, offering both Latin and Novus Ordo masses for all to attend. WLC. 1, pp. H. J. Schroeder (trans. The priest remits sins as God and that which he calls his body at the altar is adored as God by himself and by the congregation. trailer And the Jewish calendar that was observed in the time of Christ . Order our comprehensive Bible guide to learn what else you havent been told. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. It is now commonly held that God simply gave His church the power to set aside whatever day or days she would deem suitable as holy days. Publishing, Inc., n.d.), p. 321, emphasis supplied. For all Trinitarians, Johnprovidesa 'solid' proof of Christ's divinity, especially in what he penned in the first chapter of his gospel. Since then, syncretism has become a tool for the Roman Catholic Church to conquer pagans and gentiles and put them under control with the use of religious deception. For an expos of the powers behind the scenes, clickHERE. CALENDAR BULLETIN ONLINE-GIVING Saint Catherine Parish is a member of the Milwaukee West-side Catholic Parishes along with Saint Sebastian. The Scripture commands us to hear the church (St.Matt.18:17; St. Luke 10:16), and to hold fast the traditions of the apostles. " The Cath. Catholic Churches Churches & Places of Worship. Whose Day of Worship is Sunday? The church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. Catholic scholars have always known the truth, though. Who Made Sunday Holy? . 0000008460 00000 n The word Sunday does not come anywhere in the Bible, so, without knowing it they are obeying the authority of the Catholic Church. 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. And thus the pagan Sunday, dedicated to Balder, became the Christian Sunday, sacred to Jesus. Catholic Record, London, Ontario, September 1, 1923. . But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. After the death of the original apostles and their contemporaries, the job of getting rid of Gods laws has become easier. Hence the church in these countries would seem to have said, Keep that old pagan name. - NASA's entire space program is built on a lie. 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. Mount Mary University is a private Roman Catholic women's university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The university was founded in 1913 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame and was Wisconsin's first four-year, degree-granting Catholic college for women. St. Catherine of Siena Church is a community parish which walks the line between the traditional Catholicism and the modern day world. The bishops wanted to destroy any ties to Judaism. This same Church, by the same divine authority, taught the doctrine of Purgatory long before the Bible was made. Most Christians have no idea that this even happened or how. 2023 The Bible Says That All rights reserved. Question: who changed the seventh-day Sabbath to Sunday? 0000001738 00000 n observance of Sunday as a national day of rest. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 edition), p. 72-73 (16th Edition, p 111; 88th Edition, p. 89), For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. . solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. The Converts Catechism of Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. 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. The day of the Lord was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the (Catholic) Churchs 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.
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