It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to the Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. follows a lunar calendar, which is several days short of the solar year. Saint Catherine Parish is located in Milwaukee County the traditional territory of the Menominee, Fox, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk tribes. 0000008460 00000 n defended only on Catholic principles. 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, The authority of the Church could, therefore, not be bound to the authority of the Scriptures, because the Church had changed the Sabbath into Sunday, not by the command of Christ, but by its own authority. Canon on Tradition, p. 263, Sunday is our mark of authority The church s above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact. Catholic Record, Sept 1, 1923, Nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. 0000000816 00000 n 0000013430 00000 n 0000010697 00000 n Get to know staff and parishioners at Saint Sebastian and Saint Catherine. 0000006164 00000 n Today, great contentious as Pope John Paul II continues to press for mandatory 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 . 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. Leo Broderick), Her father was a cloth dyer. The decision of the Council of Nicaea to set aside Biblical calendation was merely confirmed by Constantine in royal edict. 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. From beginning to end of 2. 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. 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. This activity is being 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). By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. 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. H. J. Schroeder (trans. ), p. 229, n, The Pope by reason of the excellence of his supreme dignity is called bishop of bishops. Whose Day of Worship is Sunday? 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. On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. See here for a statement by Dr. E. T. Hiscox, author of the Baptist Manual. })(); 'The Christian Life' is a non-profit organisation registered in Norway. . La Iglesia de Santa Catalina de Siena es una . +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 . 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. It was Satan's plan to have this Church change the Sabbath to Sunday. For them, truth is whatever tradition and their pope decree it to be. St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. Hence said law is not in the Bible. An excellent example of Saturday being knowingly or unknowingly substituted for Sabbath is found in the cannons of the Council of Laodicea. 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.. 2, b. (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'. The day of resurrection, the day of Pentecost, fifty (8) Catholic Encyclopedia, Eusebius of Caesarea, www.NewAdvent.org. ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church. Priest Brady, in an address reported in The News, Elizabeth, New Jersey, March 18, 1903. } 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. The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.'. Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. And the Jewish calendar that was observed in the time of Christ . Catherine herself was a twin, but her sister did not survive infancy. 1, p. 51. 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. Now - as to the quote from the St. Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995 - this is an OPINION, not a Church teaching. St Peters Parish. St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. Publishing, Inc., n.d.), p. 321, emphasis supplied. 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. . In a recent Catholic church newsletter, it stated, Perhaps the most "For whatever is born of Yahuwah overcomes the world. All of this was foreseen many years ago by the men who ), Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her; she could not 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. Rev. : (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 www.stcatherinecc.org After Hours Emergency Contact (931) 215-5980 Rev. 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 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. 653, That all princes should kiss his [the Popes] feet only. (Gregory VII, Cesare Baronius, Annales, year 1076, secs. 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. The church is above the Bible, 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. 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: listeners: [], 86 26 Quick Q&A: Why or how important is it to keep the Sabbath? chosen, not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church's Discover the pagan origins of Christmas. overtly religious but is couched in a concern for the welfare of the American family. The leader of the Catholic church is defined by the faith as the Vicar of Jesus Christ (and is accepted as such by believers). They believe that they have the authority of God. The Pope is considered the man on earth who "takes the place" of the Second Person of the omnipotent God of the Trinity. Suggestions? (Given the 7th day of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls each of them for the second time [A.D. 321] (Codex Justinianus, lib. 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. 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). Yes, of course, it is inconsistency but this change was made about fifteen centuries before Protestantism was born, and by that time the custom was universally observed. A Biblically-based community focused on prophetic truths revealing the imminent return of the Saviour. 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. . 0000002474 00000 n 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. is the Catholic Church.. [Home] [TheControversy] [OnlineBooks] [StudytheWord!] Here are just a few. 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. . . Catholic Church. St. Francis of Assisi. 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. How to Say Happy Sabbath in Different Languages. ), pp. For a detailed account on who changed the Sabbath to Sunday, read the Sabbath to Sunday change or who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. The church made this law long after the Bible was written. The day on which you worship, calculated by which calendar you use, reveals which Deity/deity you are worshipping. event : evt, worship of God, and to support with their own authority the regulations (5) Charles George Herbermann, Knights of Columbus Catholic Truth Committee, The Catholic Encyclopedia, (Harvard University: Encyclopedia Press, 1908), p. 153, emphasis supplied. 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. Canon 29- Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday. They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. . Is not every Christian obliged to sanctify Sunday and to abstain on that day from unnecessary servile work? The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. He chose Sunday, not because he wants to follow God, but because it was the day Sol Invictus was being worshipped! Can the dead see us? . However, for a Protestant to denounce the Catholics for following tradition rather than the Bible, and yet still worship on Sunday, is inconsistent in the extreme. solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. The Converts Catechism of If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday." Click here to listen to his lecture. Do you need to be forced to keep Sunday in a way contrary now keep holy (Roman Catechism, 1985, emphasis supplied). Welcome to Church Finder - the best way to find Christian churches in Provo UT. Slowly, but surely, Sabbath-keepers were driven into hiding while Sunday-keepers were out in the open. It is also likely that many of the Catholic writers themselves were unaware of the full history behind the modern week. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. - Privacy Policy. Born in Siena [Italy] in 1347, into a very large family, she died in Rome in 1380. So this would be the new Sabbath. . 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. from Saturday to Sunday. Lastly, I get commissions for purchases made through my Amazon affiliate links in this website. 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. and hear us? But shall work on that day; but the Lords day they shall especially honor. 0000002079 00000 n It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. consider what has been said by the leaders of the Christian . } 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. 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. [Seventh-day] Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. Saint Catherine XXIII, page 654. 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. . } 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. . Hence the Pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions. 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115 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. 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? from the Churchs sense of its own power. : (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 www.stcatherinecc.org After Hours Emergency Contact (931) 215-5980 Rev. Chat, post comments or questions on our forum, or send private emails to your friends! The church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. Below are statements from the Roman Catholic Church which give the simple and truthful answer as to why most Churches now keep Sunday as the Sabbath. (6). Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever . 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. Addiction is sin! But looking deeper, who gave this Church power so Gods true day of worship could be changed? Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. 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.. When a man or a woman is honestly mist, Come Out of Her, My People! 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. But I pray and hope you make the right decision! There is no such law in the Bible. Question - Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? 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? It is the height of pride and rebellion against the Great and Living God! Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. . Did Christ change the day'? They throw at you John 1:1 to end the discussion whenever you attempt to present the biblical one-nature human Yahushua. "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.) Quick Q&A: Did the Sabbath change from the seventh day of the week to the first? Take a look at history and see how the Sabbath was gradually replaced by Sunday worship. 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 origins of Saturday reveal the shocking identities of the hidden god and his representative. Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 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. Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115, FORMED: The Catholic Faith On Demand Subscribe HERE, The Catholic Ecology Center click here. 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. But this theory is entirely abandoned. We are struck with wonder when we hear that God obeyed the voice of Josue- The Lord obeying the voice of man- and made the sun stand when he said move not, O sun, towards Gabaon. The power of the priest, says St. Bernardine of Sienna, is the power of the divine person; for the transubstantiation of the bread requires as much power as the creation of the world. St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Dignity and Duties of the Priest or Selva, pp. 3, tit. He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor, and king of kings. Church abolished not only the Sabbath, but all the other Jewish festivals. For these reasons the Church changed the Lord's day from Saturday to Sunday. Question: Can we see any command in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath was transferred on Sunday? 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. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. After the death of the original apostles and their contemporaries, the job of getting rid of Gods laws has become easier. Catholic Doctrine, by Peter Geiermann, 50. Can the dead c. In the Bible, we have seen a lot of times when the Hebrews were nearly exterminated. - The last message of mercy ever to be given. 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. 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 . Someone Admits to Changing God's Law In a recent Catholic church newsletter, it stated, "Perhaps the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century [actually in happened in the fourth century]. 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 . Roman Catholic Church seventh day Sabbath. 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. The great divide even intensified once all the original Apostles passed away. I AM JOSHUA and Im on a mission to help fellow Christians build a closer and more intimate relationship with God. observance of Sunday as a national day of rest. intel director salary. View All Collections English Bulletins. '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. 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 . Bible Prophecy, Bible Studies, Videos, Articles, & Much Much More! This church doctrine demanded all Christians to break Commandment #4 by working on Sabbath. 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. A lot of Catholics would claim that Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor. Preparing for Yahuwah's Earthly Kingdom, Established at Yahushua's Imminent Return! should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. 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. . By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. wrote the Bible. 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. The author of the Sunday law . When Emperor Hadrian reigned beginning in 117 A.D., he began to persecute the Jewish people. 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. DANGER! Stephan Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism, On the Obedience Due to the Church, chap. keep Saturday holy (emphasis added). Catholic Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. "In Europe, the Sunday Law issue is expected to be Domini] was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but 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. 2, translated, The Pope has the power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ. However, when the Julian calendar was being enforced upon Christians for ecclesiastical use, no one at the time confused dies Saturni with Sabbato. Sunday is founded, not of scripture, but on tradition, and is distinctly a Catholic institution. The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. 33-34, The priest does not have to ask God to forgive your sins. Why You Should Never Try To Contact The Dead, Powerful Answers To 13 Popular Sabbath Questions. (2) Patrick Madrid, comments on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. There is so much to do and Learn here at World's Last Chance! By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. . Arthur P. Stanley, History of the Eastern Church, p. 184 "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 . 12, 3). 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