VI, can. There are just a few things to chew on. 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 . } H. J. Schroeder (trans. Her father was a cloth dyer. . . The Sun was a foremost god with heathen-domThe sun has worshippers at this hour in Persia and other lands. Is not every Christian obliged to sanctify Sunday and to abstain on that day from unnecessary servile work? 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. "It was the Catholic church which.has transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. wrote the Bible. 0000007281 00000 n (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'. In this matter, the Seventh-day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant. The Catholic Universe Bulletin, August 14, 1942, But since Saturday, not Sunday, is specified in the Bible, isnt it curious that non-Catholics who profess to take their religion directly from the Bible and not from the Church, observe Sunday instead of Saturday? hotly debated issue of legislating Sunday as a day of rest. He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor, and king of kings. The Sabbath is about who we give our allegiance to. Pastor - St. Francis Xavier Parish (Sallisaw), St. Joseph Parish (Webbers Falls), St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish (Roland) and St. John the Evangelist Parish (Cookson) 918.775.6217 fr.lawrence.nwachukwu dioceseoftulsa.org } 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. Who Made Sunday Holy? Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever follows a lunar calendar, which is several days short of the solar year. It is generally believed that he was the priest that finally baptized Constantine shortly before his death. "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was Do you need to be forced to keep Sunday in a way contrary The Catholic Church has always been very open about her role in changing the calendar. 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115 %PDF-1.4 % 1, pp. punishment on those who would transgress. As there is no scripture for the transfer of the day of rest from the last to the first day of the week, Protestants ought to keep their Sabbath on Saturday and thus leave Catholics in full possession of Sunday.. To conciliate the Pagans to nominal Christianity, Rome, pursuing its usual policy, took measures to get the Christian and Pagan festivals amalgamated, and, by a complicated but skilful adjustment of the calendar, it was found no difficult matter, in general, to get Paganism and Christianity now far sunk in idolatry . The thrust is not Historians would agree that Christians in the first century kept Saturday as the Sabbath. 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. Hence said law is not in the Bible. 111 0 obj <>stream Sentinel, Pastor's page, Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995 . Posted on June 1, 2022 by . 86 26 . '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. Quick Q&A: Will the day of worship change when Christ returns. Throughout the history of man, among the most hated ethnic groups are the Hebrews. The day of resurrection, the day of Pentecost, fifty The Cath. Subscribe now! Most Christians have no idea that this even happened or how. La Iglesia de Santa Catalina de Siena es una . If it were not enough for us that two of . (10) Pope Sylvester I (d. December 31, 335), Catholic Encyclopedia, www.newadvent.org. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. . St. Catherine of Siena Church is a community parish which walks the line between the traditional Catholicism and the modern day world. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. God's Law. 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. [1-minute video], Which day should Christians go to Church? The Pope is considered the man on earth who "takes the place" of the Second Person of the omnipotent God of the Trinity. Slowly, but surely, Sabbath-keepers were driven into hiding while Sunday-keepers were out in the open. The information is easy to find. 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. 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: xb```b``d`e`de@ ^(= w7dD2YW. Right click and Save Link As to download file. 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. Will they keep the Sabbath of the Lord, the seventh day, according to Scripture? 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. 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. The Sunday-worship had further become stronger during the time of Constantine the Great. For them, truth is whatever tradition and their pope decree it to be. St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. . sense of its own power. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 0000012338 00000 n . (1). The Catholic church says No! But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ (Canon XXIX). It is not even surprising to see, when Constantine adopted Christianity, that it was difficult for him to completely abandon Mithraism. Hence the Pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions. If you are looking for a church JOIN FOR FREE to find the right church for you. Tradition, not Scripture, is the rock on which the church of Jesus Christ is built. (7) A. T. Jones, The Two Republics, (Ithaca, Michigan: A. He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God. . Aside from that, you will NEVER read in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath has been transferred to Sunday! In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. 2023 The Bible Says That All rights reserved. In this matter the Seventh-day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant. 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. 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. Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? It was Satan's plan to have this Church change the Sabbath to Sunday. 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. 0000002474 00000 n Yahuwah is the best friend you will ever have. XXIII, page 654. "punished as a heretic" (Detroit News, July 7, 1998). Must Wa, Talking to the Dead: 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. 2, p. 316. Do you think that all of the other Sunday keeping churches realize they are practicing a major change or doctrine of the Catholic church by observing Sunday as the Sabbath? Question: in whose authority do the religious leaders change the Sabbath to Sunday? Orem, UT 84057 Phone: 801-221-0750 Fax: 801-221-0759. The Church altered the observance of the Sabbath to the observance of Sunday. St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. See here for a statement by Dr. E. T. Hiscox, author of the Baptist Manual. In the Bible, we have seen a lot of times when the Hebrews were nearly exterminated. Xix) condemns those who deny that the Ten Commandments are binding on Christians. The following is what Constantines law required of the people Let all the judges and town people, and the occupation of all trades rest on the venerable day of the sun; but let those who are situated in the country, freely and at full liberty attend to the business of agriculture; because it often happens that no other day is so fit for sowing corn and planting vines; lest the critical moment being let slip, men should lose the commodities granted by Heaven. Translated from the original edict in Latin, now in Harvard College U.S.A. - Also in Codex Justinianus, lib. It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 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. xix) condemns those who deny that the Ten Commandments are binding on Christians. Whose Day of Worship is Sunday? Question - Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? 0000002079 00000 n " Question: who changed the seventh-day Sabbath to Sunday? St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. Sadly, even after the Great Reformation, Christians who left the Roman Catholic Church were never able to revert back to the Biblical Sabbath. 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. For the religious leaders, this is evil and should be stopped. "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.) They presumptuously claim that they are making decisions on behalf of the Almighty!
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