it helps to pay the bills and keeps this website running. 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: 0000012382 00000 n
YOUR problem is that you never do your homework. For Constantine, the first Christian Roman Emperor, it is considered unworthy to have anything to do with the Jews. . As recently as July, 1998, the Pope, in his Apostolic
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.
Take a look at history and see how the Sabbath was gradually replaced by Sunday worship. The church is above the Bible,
"punished as a heretic" (Detroit News, July 7, 1998). So, it is not difficult to see how we got the word Sunday as it is the day of the sun.
wrote the Bible. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. Romes Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003. 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115, FORMED: The Catholic Faith On Demand Subscribe HERE, The Catholic Ecology Center click here. He is likewise bishop of the universal church. If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out [anathema excommunicated] from Christ. Council of Laodicea, c. A.D. 337, Canon 29, quoted in C.J. However, a deeper look at his life after his conversion tells you otherwise. . However, this has gradually changed at the turn of the second century. The church made this law long after the Bible was written. wants kept is Sunday, regardless of your persuasion. . If we obey the Commandment of the Catholic Church and keep their day Holy, who do we give our allegiance to then? 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.
He chose Sunday, not because he wants to follow God, but because it was the day Sol Invictus was being worshipped! However, when the Julian calendar was being enforced upon Christians for ecclesiastical use, no one at the time confused dies Saturni with Sabbato. Discover the pagan origins of Christmas. If you are looking for a church JOIN FOR FREE to find the right church for you. (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. , . United States federal government in order to enact laws for the
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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? 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. revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century
23, column 1172, authors translation, as quoted in R. L. Odom, Sunday Sacredness in Roman Paganism, Review & Herald Publ. . 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. For a full list of interviewees, Click Here. It is the height of pride and rebellion against the Great and Living God! Stephan Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism, On the Obedience Due to the Church, chap. The entire civilized world bows down in a reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church. Father T. Enright, C.S.S.R.
Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the First Century. 0000000016 00000 n
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. A Biblically-based community focused on prophetic truths revealing the imminent return of the Saviour. But I pray and hope you make the right decision! --> The doctrine of infallibility, while not what many, The Creator is very specific about which times are appointed for worship. 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. 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. The Pope is of so great authority and power that he can modify, explain, or interpret even divine law". And thus the pagan Sunday, dedicated to Balder, became the Christian Sunday, sacred to Jesus. . How to Say Happy Sabbath in Different Languages. 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. It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. MANY CHURCH LEADERS and politicians are unified on the
Subscribe now! Catholic Churches Churches & Places of Worship. 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. For it is only in this way that the
It is ironic to see this kind of legislation being promoted when you
Will you follow the commandments and traditions of men? 12, 3; translated in Phillip Schaffs History of the Christian Church, Vol. 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. If we consulted the Bible only, we should still have to keep holy the Sabbath Day, that is, Saturday, with the Jews, instead of Sunday; Sunday is a Catholic institution, and 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. [Seventh-day] Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. Saint Catherine
The Sabbath was changed by the Roman Catholic Church 300 years after Christs death and resurrection. Why? Do you need to be forced to keep Sunday in a way contrary
Catholic scholars have always known the truth, though. worship of God, and to support with their own authority the regulations
. Church abolished not only the Sabbath, but all the other Jewish festivals. 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. 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 . 0
'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. 2, AControversia Prima, Book 2 (ADe Conciliorum Auctoritate [On the Authority of Councils]), chap. The day on which you worship, calculated by which calendar you use, reveals which Deity/deity you are worshipping. Even in the New Testament, we have seen deeply-rooted strife among the Jewish and Gentile Christians. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. There is no such law in the Bible. H. J. Schroeder (trans. Cap. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath Day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. Yahuwah is the best friend you will ever have. There is, in truth, something royal, kingly about the sun, making it a fit emblem of Jesus, the Sun of Justice. (3). The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. 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. After the death of the original apostles and their contemporaries, the job of getting rid of Gods laws has become easier. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed
"And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men (Matthew 15:9). 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? 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. 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. 31-33, vol 17 (1869 ed.
The Council of Trent (Sess. forms: { 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. 0000008460 00000 n
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. . WLC. 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. days later, came on the first day of the week. 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. Eusebius of Caesarea, a church historian contemporary with Constantine and his frequent flatterer, is often quoted regarding the Sunday legislation of the time. Must Wa, Talking to the Dead: 1, p. 266), translated, And God himself is obliged to abide by the judgment of his priest and either not to pardon or to pardon, according as they refuse to give absolution, provided the penitent is capable of it. Liguori, Duties and Dignities of the Priest, p.27, This is our last lesson to you: receive it, engrave it in your minds, all of you: by Gods commandment salvation is to be found nowhere but in the Church; the strong and effective instrument of salvation is none other than the Roman Pontificate. Pope Leo XIII, Allocution for the 25th anniversary of his election, February 20, 1903; Papal Teachings: The Church, Benedictine Monks of Solesmes, St. Paul Editions, Boston, 1962, par. - Time will soon be no more! Sentinel, Pastor's page, Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995 . Get to know staff and parishioners at Saint Sebastian and Saint Catherine. Letter, Dies Domini, was quoted as saying that a violator should be
The holy day, the Sabbath,
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 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. Saint Catherine Parish is located in Milwaukee County the traditional territory of the Menominee, Fox, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk tribes. An excellent example of Saturday being knowingly or unknowingly substituted for Sabbath is found in the cannons of the Council of Laodicea. }
In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. and hear us? There are a lot of people who rose and started to attack various fundamental doctrines of Gods true Church. Or will you follow Yahweh, the supreme Ruler of this vast universe and the only Authority we should obey? 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. 0000003994 00000 n
I AM JOSHUA and Im on a mission to help fellow Christians build a closer and more intimate relationship with God. So this would be the new Sabbath. (6) Patrick Madrid on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. Statements made by the Roman Catholic Church about the Sabbath . Email: parish@oremstfrancis.org Email: Send bulletin information to parish@oremstfrancis.org. Whose Day of Worship is Sunday? If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday."