By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! 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. She was the 25th child born to her mother, although half of her brothers and sisters did not survive childhood. ), p. 229, n, The Pope by reason of the excellence of his supreme dignity is called bishop of bishops. 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. . The author of the Sunday law . . Matt. " The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. Did Christ change the day'? Sadly, this unbiblical doctrine is lulling many into a false sense of security. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ (Canon XXIX). (9) Eusebius, Commentary on the Psalms, Psalm 91 (Psalm 92 in the A.V. Suggestions? The Catholic Church has always been very open about her role in changing the calendar. 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 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. People who think that the Orem, UT 84057 Phone: 801-221-0750 Fax: 801-221-0759. 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. 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, AControversia Prima, Book 2 (ADe Conciliorum Auctoritate [On the Authority of Councils]), chap. The Sabbath was Saturday, not Sunday. 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. XXIII, page 654. Click here to listen to his lecture. Daniel Reehil, Pastor Email: fatherreehil@stcatherinecc.org "To the servant of God . I answer yes. Right click and Save Link As to download file. hotly debated issue of legislating Sunday as a day of rest. . . 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 16:12-15, John 20:21-23). 6. This activity is being 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. 1, p. 51. ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. Statements made by the Roman Catholic Church about the Sabbath . Bible Prophecy, Bible Studies, Videos, Articles, & Much Much More! MANY CHURCH LEADERS and politicians are unified on the Or will you follow Yahweh, the supreme Ruler of this vast universe and the only Authority we should obey? Can the dead see us? B. . 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. Heres why . For instance, the institution of Sunday. 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. 2, p. 316. The priest himself has the power to do so in Christs name. The holy day, the Sabbath, { View All Collections English Bulletins. 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 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. Join me now as we explore Gods word and discover what it takes to become a true Christian! He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God. . Can the dead c. Do you need to be forced to keep Sunday in a way contrary It was Satan's plan to have this Church change the Sabbath to Sunday. To read or hear Madrids comments in their entirety, please visit: 4angelspublications.com/articles/catholic_scholar.php. La Iglesia de Santa Catalina de Siena es una . Constantine was a well-known worshipper of the sun god Sol Invictus. "punished as a heretic" (Detroit News, July 7, 1998). } See for yourself how many of these statements are unbiblical or even outright blasphemous. 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, . did, happened in the first century. A German scholar, theologian and professor of Church history, he was educated at Tbingen University. According to stories, he converted to Christianity after winning his battle against the Roman Emperor Maxentius in A.D. 312. The Pope has the authority and often exercised it, to dispense with the command of Christ. Decretal, de Tranlatic Episcop. [2] These reasons are more than satisfactory for the Catholic. Since Constantine has already been worshiping on Sunday, then it was only natural for him to choose Sunday as the new Sabbath day. This church doctrine demanded all Christians to break Commandment #4 by working on Sabbath. 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 . Catholic Church. Then the spiritual seed of Abraham fled to Pella, on the side of Jordan, where they found a safe place of refuge, and could serve their Master and keep his Sabbath. Euseblus Ecclesiastical History. 2, p. 174. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. View joshua.infantado.1s profile on Facebook, View joshuainfantados profile on Twitter, View joshuainfantados profile on LinkedIn, View +JoshuaInfantados profile on Google+, Follow Becoming Christians on WordPress.com, What Does it Mean to Put your Hand on the Plow and Look Back? 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. . . I answer no! VI, can. One of his greatest works was History of the Councils of the Church from the Original Documents. Quick Q&A: Why or how important is it to keep the Sabbath? But the Protestant mind does not seem to realize that in observing Sunday, they are accepting the authority of the spokesman for the Church, the pope. Sabbath. Why? consider what has been said by the leaders of the Christian 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 . (6) Patrick Madrid on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. It is generally believed that he was the priest that finally baptized Constantine shortly before his death. In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. "In Europe, the Sunday Law issue is expected to be Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. . I answer yes. 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. 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. Catholics place tradition and the decrees of their popes ahead of the Bible, so there is no inconsistency for them in believing that Sunday is the day of the resurrection. ), pp. There are just a few things to chew on. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, . 67-68: Constantine was almost certainly a Mithraic, and his triumphal arch, built after his conversion, testifies to the Sun-god, or unconquered sun. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. 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. Quoted in Symposium on Revelation, pp. Her father was a cloth dyer. 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. The Council of Trent (Sess. 0000006164 00000 n 0000005915 00000 n punishment on those who would transgress. 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. from Saturday to Sunday. forms: { 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. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. Romes Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003. It shall remain consecrated, sanctified.' (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. 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. on: function(evt, cb) { . Quick Q&A: Does the Bible say we should go to church on 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.. The Catholic Church designated Sunday as the day for corporate worship and gets full credit or blame for the change. . 86 26 Question: Can we see any command in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath was transferred on Sunday? Answer - Saturday is the Sabbath day. Catholic scholars have always known the truth, though. . - Time will soon be no more! 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.. In the beginning, He created a time-keep, A little late, but still important! Question: who changed the seventh-day Sabbath to Sunday? Question - Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? 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.. (8) Catholic Encyclopedia, Eusebius of Caesarea, www.NewAdvent.org. The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. Hence the Pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions. The church made this law long after the Bible was written. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever 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? +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 . 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. . Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been revealed to us by the Church outside the Bible. In fact, instead of being ashamed of it, they are proud of changing the Sabbath day and changing other laws of God. Saturday, dies Saturni, the original first day of the planetary week is a counterfeit of the true seventh-day Sabbath day of the Bible. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. 2023 The Bible Says That All rights reserved. An excellent example of Saturday being knowingly or unknowingly substituted for Sabbath is found in the cannons of the Council of Laodicea. <<970BC2F837BAC04AA6DCFB4AF7B35AE5>]>> Historians would agree that Christians in the first century kept Saturday as the Sabbath. They throw at you John 1:1 to end the discussion whenever you attempt to present the biblical one-nature human Yahushua. The Pope is of so great authority and power that he can modify, explain, or interpret even divine law". Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church. . the truly divine command of Constantine and the council of Nicaea that nothing should be held in common with the Jews, was made the basis and the authority for legislation, utterly to crush out the observance of the Sabbath of the Lord, and to establish the observance of Sunday only in its stead. The Sunday-worship had further become stronger during the time of Constantine the Great. 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. 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. Yahuwah is the best friend you will ever have. If that is not enough, read what the Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel (May 21, 1995) said: Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. 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. 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. 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. But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. 2 Thess 2:15. Source: Sentinel, Pastor's Page (Fr.
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