He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor, and king of kings. At the opening ceremonies of the Council of Nicaea, Eusebius sat to the right of Constantine and gave the opening address. 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. Is Sunday the first day of the week and did the Church change the seventh day - Saturday - for Sunday, the first day? For instance, the institution of Sunday. VI, can. St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. We have already mentioned earlier that it was Constantine who made it official to make Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire. Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become The Pope has the authority and often exercised it, to dispense with the command of Christ. Decretal, de Tranlatic Episcop. I dont select the ads displayed here but generated by advertising software. The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.'. 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. Question - Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? 2, AControversia Prima, Book 2 (ADe Conciliorum Auctoritate [On the Authority of Councils]), chap. and hear us? The Catholic church says No! Cap. [1-minute video], The Plain Truth About Tithing [YouTube Shorts compilation], 3 types of heaven in the Bible [1-minute video]. consider what has been said by the leaders of the Christian The Pope is considered the man on earth who "takes the place" of the Second Person of the omnipotent God of the Trinity. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. . 0000008460 00000 n forms: { 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 Lord's Day. If it is important to worship on the true Sabbath day, then the original calendar, established by Yahuwah at creation, needs to be used to calculate when that Sabbath comes. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. But this theory is now entirely abandoned. 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. Yahuwah is the best friend you will ever have. Therefore the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] church." They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. Take a look at history and see how the Sabbath was gradually replaced by Sunday worship. 2, translated, The Pope has the power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ. The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic sources have throughout the years made a whole list of interesting statements. %PDF-1.4 % The Sabbath is about who we give our allegiance to. La Iglesia de Santa Catalina de Siena es una . Before the battle, it was said that he saw a vision of a fiery cross in the sky, which encouraged him and became victorious. we should follow the practice of the Jews, who have impiously defiled their hands with enormous sin, and are, therefore, deservedly afflicted with blindness of soul . For an expos of the powers behind the scenes, clickHERE. . The Catholic Church answers this question below with two of their quotes. It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 31-33, vol 17 (1869 ed. Not long after Constantines first Sunday Law of A.D. 321, the Roman church made it official church doctrine by declaring it was a Jewish day. Question - Which is the Sabbath day? It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. 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. Subscribe now! . All of this was foreseen many years ago by the men who Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because 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. is the Catholic Church.. 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.. And God Himself is obliged to abide by the judgment of His priests, and either not to pardon or to pardon. Compromise is impossible. The Catholic Mirror, December 23, 1893, She took the pagan Sunday and made it the Christian Sunday and thus the pagan Sunday, dedicated to Balder, became the Christian Sunday sacred to Jesus. Catholic World, March 1894, p. 809, Of course the Catholic church claims that the change was her act, and the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power. Faith of our Fathers, Cardinal Gibbons, Sunday is a Catholic institution, and its claims to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles From the beginning to the end of Scripture there is not a single passage which warrants the transfer of weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first. Catholic Press (Sydney) August 25, 1900, If Protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath Day. 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. 0000002474 00000 n window.mc4wp.listeners.push( Discuss with a minister? Can the dead see us? By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! 17 (1628 ed., Vol. that we may rightly say she redeemed the human race together with Christ. Benedict XV, Inter Sodalicia, 1918, The priest is the man of God, the minister of God. 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. 86 26 Thus, they chose another day of worship and rest. "It was the Catholic church which.has transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 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. H. J. Schroeder (trans. The Catholic Church changed the Ten Commandments by removing the 3rd Commandment concerning graven images and moved the 4th Commandment up to the 3rd, then dividing the 10th Commandment into two, still counting Ten Commandments. St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. . For them, truth is whatever tradition and their pope decree it to be. 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. 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 primitive Christians did keep the Sabbath of the Jews; Therefore the Christians, for a long time together, did keep their convocations upon the Sabbath in which some portions of the law were read: and this continued till the time of the Laodicean council. The Whole Works Of Jeremy Taylor, Vol. 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 holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. ironic to see 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. He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God. 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 340-341), The Roman Pontiff, head of the college of bishops, enjoys this infallibility in virtue of his office, when, as Supreme Pastor and teacher of all the faithfulwho confirms his brethren in the faithhe proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals.The infallibility promised to the Church is also present in the body of bishops when, together with Peters successor, they exercise the supreme Magisterium, above all in an Ecumenical Council. It is not even surprising to see, when Constantine adopted Christianity, that it was difficult for him to completely abandon Mithraism. . 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. closing laws" (Church & State, May, 1992). . T. Enright, Bishop of St. Alphonsus Church, clearly states: It was the Catholic Church which made the law obliging us to keep Sunday holy. Source: Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995 ( A Catholic Journal ) "Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did happened in the first century. 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.. Hence the church in these countries would seem to have said, Keep that old pagan name. 0000006164 00000 n . Catholic Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. keep Saturday holy (emphasis added). The Sunday-worship had further become stronger during the time of Constantine the Great. ), in J. P. Migne, Patrologia Graeca, Vol. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. Learn the se, Many Trinitarians believe that Yahushuas prayer in John 17:5 shows that he pre-existed. Compromise is impossible. Roman Catholic bishop, Karl Josef von Hefele (1809-1893), states that the word Saturday is supplied in modern translations. The Catholic church says No! Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? 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. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the First Century. Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday [in the original: sabbato, shall not be idle on the Sabbath], but shall work on that day; but the Lords day they shall especially honour, and as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. ), 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. 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. Even in the New Testament, we have seen deeply-rooted strife among the Jewish and Gentile Christians. Scripture there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of 76 talking about this. [2] These reasons are more than satisfactory for the Catholic. The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth. Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Chapter XXVII, p. 218, Cities Petrus Bertanous, The foundation of all our confidence is found in the Blessed Virgin Mary. Right click and Save Link As to download file. ), Fourteenth Session: Sacrament of Penance, The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent (Rockford, IL: TAN Books 1978): 92, The Bible says remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. MANY CHURCH LEADERS and politicians are unified on the 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 - It's not a Globe! . event : evt, Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Aside from that, you will NEVER read in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath has been transferred to Sunday! God has committed to her the treasury of all good things, in order that everyone may know that through her are obtained every hope, every grace, and all salvation. And lo the entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic church. American Sentinel, Father Enright, June 1893, Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did happened in the first century. 653, That all princes should kiss his [the Popes] feet only. (Gregory VII, Cesare Baronius, Annales, year 1076, secs. callback: cb 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. . The bishops wanted to destroy any ties to Judaism. From Business: Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is a bilingual (English-Spanish) parish with ministry and outreach in both. 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 . 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. Sadly, this unbiblical doctrine is lulling many into a false sense of security. II, pp. . (1). 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. , . The thrust is not Mithraism is the official religion of the Roman Empire before Constantine declared Christianity to be so. The 10 Powerful Lessons from Psalm 23 You Need to Learn Now! In order, therefore, to the accomplishment of her original purpose, it now became necessary for the church to secure legislation extinguishing all exemption, and prohibiting the observance of the Sabbath so as to quench that powerful protest [against worship on Sunday]. strident measures be taken to insure a day of rest is observed, and to inflict Publishing, Inc., n.d.), p. 321, emphasis supplied. Download or view as a flip book the most recent church bulletins containing, photos, stories, news and important event information. 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 . Eusebius of Caesarea, a church historian contemporary with Constantine and his frequent flatterer, is often quoted regarding the Sunday legislation of the time. VI, can. As a result, faithful Christians were forced to keep the Sabbath in secret and gather together in catacombs and hidden places. This list of quotes reveals the true colors of this church system as predicted in Bible prophecy. Should you be punished for your conscientious regard solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. The Converts Catechism of The church is above the Bible, These interviews hosted by Jon Metz, Adult Formation Minister, can be found on the Saint Sebastian YouTube page. . } Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Just another site. Question: in whose authority do the religious leaders change the Sabbath to Sunday? They throw at you John 1:1 to end the discussion whenever you attempt to present the biblical one-nature human Yahushua. 0000005432 00000 n Meet new people from all over the world, make friends, change your status, upload photos, earn points, & so much more! 3, tit. 2023 The Bible Says That All rights reserved. Every place is the right place, and every time is the right time." I AM JOSHUA and Im on a mission to help fellow Christians build a closer and more intimate relationship with God. 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.. WLC. Will you follow the commandments and traditions of men? (8) Catholic Encyclopedia, Eusebius of Caesarea, www.NewAdvent.org. Source: Sentinel, Pastor's Page (Fr. They believe that they have the authority of God. As a result, as much as possible, the Christianity that Constantine upheld didnt want to have anything that is considered Jewish. It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to the Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. DANGER! The Bible says, Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. The Catholic Church says: No. (Given the 7th day of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls each of them for the second time [A.D. 321] (Codex Justinianus, lib. 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. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, But looking deeper, who gave this Church power so Gods true day of worship could be changed? Letter, Dies Domini, was quoted as saying that a violator should be cooperate with the church in maintaining and strengthening this public However, this has gradually changed at the turn of the second century. 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. 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. For a full list of interviewees, Click Here. Why did Satan do this? Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act. . Among these men were Justin Martyr, Ignatius, and Clement of Alexandria. 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. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. Of course these two old quotations are exactly correct. However, a deeper look at his life after his conversion tells you otherwise. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { Addiction is sin! . St Peters Parish. 6. . Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. } Every place is the right place, and every time is the right time." A Biblically-based community focused on prophetic truths revealing the imminent return of the Saviour. Press, Sydney, Australia, 1900. Canon 29- Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday. 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. 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 observance of Sunday thus comes to be an ecclesiastical law entirely distinct from the divine law of Sabbath observance . : (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 www.stcatherinecc.org After Hours Emergency Contact (931) 215-5980 Rev. People who think that the (7) A. T. Jones, The Two Republics, (Ithaca, Michigan: A. Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. --> The doctrine of infallibility, while not what many, The Creator is very specific about which times are appointed for worship. wrote the Bible. And lo the entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic church. American Sentinel, Father Enright, June 1893, Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did happened in the first century. It is generally believed that he was the priest that finally baptized Constantine shortly before his death. And now . 0000012338 00000 n 12, 3). But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Sun was a foremost god with heathen-domThe sun has worshippers at this hour in Persia and other lands. . 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. (2) Patrick Madrid, comments on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006.
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