People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. IX p. 416. It came from Judaism, but it was distinct from it. 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. Publishing, Inc., n.d.), p. 321, emphasis supplied. CLOSED NOW. 2. 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 university enrolls nearly 1,500 . to shake hands. Did Christ change the day'? 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. God's Law. 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. Who Made Sunday Holy? 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. Chat, post comments or questions on our forum, or send private emails to your friends! But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. It is no secret that the Roman Catholic Church played a huge role in turning the Sabbath into Saturday. Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be New Moon Day: Why the Dawn After Conjunction, The Sundayis purely a creation of the Catholic Church., Sundayis the law of the Catholic Church alone, Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principlesFrom 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., They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. - Privacy Policy. st catherine catholic church sentinel may 21, 1995 VI, can. 0000002079 00000 n Roman Catholic Church seventh day Sabbath. . Of course these two old quotations are exactly correct. Xix) condemns those who deny that the Ten Commandments are binding on Christians. 0000004299 00000 n In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. 3, tit. . However, this has gradually changed at the turn of the second century. Letter, Dies Domini, was quoted as saying that a violator should be } Why? Will they keep the Sabbath of the Lord, the seventh day, according to Scripture? } 'The Day of the Lord' [ dies domini] was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church's sense of its own power" ( Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995). Will they do it? will they indeed take the written word only, the Scripture alone, as their sole authority and their sole standard? Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? The Sabbath Day, as we have discussed, is observed from the sunset of Friday to the sunset of Saturday. (Given the 7th day of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls each of them for the second time [A.D. 321] (Codex Justinianus, lib. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. 6 Proven Facts Why Church On Sunday Is Unbiblical, Identify The Antichrist Now With These 13 Shocking Characteristics. 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? intel director salary. H. J. Schroeder (trans. Why? wrote the Bible. it helps to pay the bills and keeps this website running. Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995 "It is evident that the popes can neither be bound nor unbound by any earthly power, nor even by that of the apostle [Peter], if he should return upon the earth; since Constantine the Great has recognized that the pontiffs held the place of God upon earth, divinity not being able to be . 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 Currently, the Vatican is asking the civil 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. 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. 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. '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. Now, more than ever before, it is imperative to guard every avenue to, "Once Saved, Always Saved?" faithful will understand why it is Sunday and not the Sabbath day that we People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically . Thus the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Roman Catholic] church. Monsignor Louis Segur, Protestantsaccept Sunday rather than Saturday as the day for public worship after the Catholic Church made the changeBut the Protestant mind does not seem to realize thatin observing the Sunday, they are accepting the authority of the spokesman for the church, the Pope., The [Roman Catholic] Church changed the observance of the Sabbath to Sunday by right of the divine, infallible authority given to her by her founder, Jesus Christ. Eusebius of Caesarea, a church historian contemporary with Constantine and his frequent flatterer, is often quoted regarding the Sunday legislation of the time. --> The doctrine of infallibility, while not what many, The Creator is very specific about which times are appointed for worship. 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. Even Constantine the Great has been reported to say these words at the Council of Nicaea: It appeared an unworthy thing that in the celebration of this most holy feast [Passover] we should follow the practice of the Jews . To make things even clearer, the Bible explicitly says that Yahshua (Jesus Christ), His Disciples, and the early Christian churches kept the seventh-day Sabbath. Or will they keep the Sunday according to the tradition of the Catholic church. Ibid, page 31, We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty. (The Great Encyclical Letters of Leo XIII, p. 304), The belief in the Bible as the sole source of faith is unhistorical, illogical, fatal to the virtue of faith, and destructive of unity. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII, Protestantism, Section III A Sola Scriptura (Bible Alone), Nihil Obstat, February 1, 1912 by Remy Lafort, D.D., Censor, Imprimatur. (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'. Hence the church in these countries would seem to have said, to 'Keep that old pagan name [Sunday]. St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. . Catholic Church. Von Hefele is a very credible authority on the original word choice used at the Council of Laodicea. Or will you follow Yahweh, the supreme Ruler of this vast universe and the only Authority we should obey? words, Pope John Paul II has asked for more For a full list of interviewees, Click Here. So that if it were possible that the angels might err in the faith, or might think contrary to the faith, they could be judged and excommunicated by the Pope. 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115 Is Mary, Mother of Jesus, a Perpetual Virgin? There is so much to do and Learn here at World's Last Chance! Even in the New Testament, we have seen deeply-rooted strife among the Jewish and Gentile Christians. . 405, 406, translated), The Saviour Himself is the door of the sheepfold: I am the door of the sheep. Into this fold of Jesus Christ, no man may enter unless he be led by the Sovereign Pontiff; and only if they be united to him can men be saved, for the Roman Pontiff is the Vicar of Christ and His personal representative on earth. Pope John XXIII in his homily to the Bishops and faithful assisting at his coronation on November 4, 1958, It was not necessary for the Redeemer to die in order to save the world; a drop of his blood, a single tear, or prayer, was sufficient to procure salvation for all; for such a prayer, being of infinite value, should be sufficient to save not one but a thousand worlds. 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. They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. The thrust is not 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. St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. 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]. 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. . - The last message of mercy ever to be given. 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. } Welcome to Church Finder - the best way to find Christian churches in Provo UT. 0000006164 00000 n "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was forms: { Daniel Reehil, Pastor Email: fatherreehil@stcatherinecc.org "To the servant of God . Stay connected to all that's happening at St. Catherine's parish. ), p. 229, n, The Pope by reason of the excellence of his supreme dignity is called bishop of bishops. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. For instance, the institution of Sunday. } closing laws" (Church & State, May, 1992). sense of its own power. Notice this admission from the Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995: "Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. He had prohibited any practice related to Judaism and that includes the seventh-day Sabbath. Domini] was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but Over the centuries, as the facts of history have been forgotten, Saturday has been assumed to be the Biblical seventh-day Sabbath. In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. Albert Smith, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, replying for the Cardinal in a letter dated February 10, 1920. Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. . 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. [2] These reasons are more than satisfactory for the Catholic. 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. Discover the pagan origins of Christmas. St. Catherine of Siena Church is a community parish which walks the line between the traditional Catholicism and the modern day world. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. the Catholic Church in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 336) transferred the 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. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. %PDF-1.4 % This church doctrine demanded all Christians to break Commandment #4 by working on Sabbath. Join me now as we explore Gods word and discover what it takes to become a true Christian! Saturday, dies Saturni, the original first day of the planetary week is a counterfeit of the true seventh-day Sabbath day of the Bible. Anti-semitism played a role, as can be seen in the previously quoted statement by Constantine: Let us have nothing in common with this odious people [the Jews] . The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. . As a compromise, instead of keeping the correct day of worship, he chose Sunday as a relic of his past religion. We need to learn how to help our Trinitarian friends understand John's words as he intended for them to be understood. "It was the Catholic church which.has transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 0000013430 00000 n All of this was foreseen many years ago by the men who callback: cb 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. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. II, pp. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. James Cardinal Gibbons, 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. (5). The Sunday-worship had further become stronger during the time of Constantine the Great. In this matter the Seventh-day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant. Constantine was a well-known worshipper of the sun god Sol Invictus. Email: parish@oremstfrancis.org Email: Send bulletin information to parish@oremstfrancis.org. (function() { The Pope is of so great authority and power that he can modify, explain, or interpret even divine law". All of us believe many things in regard to religion that we do not find in the Bible. 2, AControversia Prima, Book 2 (ADe Conciliorum Auctoritate [On the Authority of Councils]), chap. 0000001738 00000 n The pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man, but of God, and he acts a vicegerent of God upon earth. 0000003994 00000 n Now - as to the quote from the St. Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995 - this is an OPINION, not a Church teaching. 86 26 0000008460 00000 n We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. . Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church. (3) Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, (New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1959), p.105, emphasis supplied. 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 Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday. Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of our Father, p. 89, The Bible says remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. Or will they still hold the indefensible, self contradictory, and suicidal doctrine and practice of following the authority of the Catholic church and wear the SIGN of her authority? 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. St. Francis of Assisi. you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. Question: Is Sunday worship supported by the Bible? 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 by the Protestants is homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] Church. 0000005432 00000 n window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {
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