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. He had prohibited any practice related to Judaism and that includes the seventh-day Sabbath. ), pp. Now, more than ever before, it is imperative to guard every avenue to, "Once Saved, Always Saved?" "Is Saturday the seventh day according to the Bible and the Ten Commandments? . - It's not a Globe! Saint Catherine Catholic Church, 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. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. The origins of Saturday reveal the shocking identities of the hidden god and his representative. set down by the churchs pastors. Wherefore they are justly called not only angels, but also God, holding as they do among us the power and authority of the immortal God. A. Nampon, Catholic Doctrine as Defined by the Council of Trent, pp. Can the dead see us? . 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. %PDF-1.4 % VI, can. It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 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. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 12, 3; translated in Phillip Schaffs History of the Christian Church, Vol. 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. 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? 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. 2023 The Bible Says That All rights reserved. 563-564. 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. 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 . God's Law. ), 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. Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. Quick Q&A: Will the day of worship change when Christ returns. Will you follow the commandments and traditions of men? 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.'. Question: who changed the seventh-day Sabbath to Sunday? } As in creating the world it was sufficient for God to have said, Let it be made, and it was created -He spoke, and they were made- so it is sufficient for the priest to say, Hoc est corpus meum, and behold the bread is no longer bread, but the body of Jesus Christ. The. Discuss with a minister? 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 . Daniel Reehil, Pastor Email: [email protected] "To the servant of God. And it not only compelled all to keep Sunday, but at the Council of Laodicea, AD 364, anathematized those who kept the Sabbath and urged all persons to labor on the 7th day under penalty of anathema. Catholic Priest T. Enright, CSSR, Kansas City, MO, Protestantism, in discarding the authority of the church, has no good reason for its Sunday theory, and ought, logically, to keep Saturday with the Jews. American Catholic Quarterly Review, Jan 1883, How do you prove that the church has power to institute festivals? Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionist agree with her; -she could 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. A Doctrinal Catechism, Steve Kennan, p. 174, You might read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Catholic church says No! People who think that the Even in the New Testament, we have seen deeply-rooted strife among the Jewish and Gentile Christians. , . forms: { 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. Introduction There are many theories about the Mark of the Beast: Chip, tattoo, barcode VI, can. Among these men were Justin Martyr, Ignatius, and Clement of Alexandria. Mithraism is the official religion of the Roman Empire before Constantine declared Christianity to be so. We are, then, infallible, and whatever may be our acts, we are not accountable for them but to ourselves. (Cormenin, History of the Popes, p. 243, as cited in R. W. Thompson, The Papacy and the Civil Power, p. 248), The pope is the supreme judge of the law of the land. From the time of Hebrew babies being killed in Egypt to the time of the Holocaust in World War II. Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? . Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been revealed to us by the Church outside the Bible. According to stories, he converted to Christianity after winning his battle against the Roman Emperor Maxentius in A.D. 312. The civil authorities should be urged to Why? - The last message of mercy ever to be given. The Sunday-worship had further become stronger during the time of Constantine the Great. 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? Question: in whose authority do the religious leaders change the Sabbath to Sunday? The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. He is also called ordinary of ordinaries. And this is the victory that has over, "Papal Infallibility: Its not what most Protestants think!" The Sabbath is about who we give our allegiance to. There is no such law in the Bible. The information is easy to find. 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 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. In this matter, the Seventh-day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant. The Catholic Universe Bulletin, August 14, 1942, But since Saturday, not Sunday, is specified in the Bible, isnt it curious that non-Catholics who profess to take their religion directly from the Bible and not from the Church, observe Sunday instead of Saturday? 0000001240 00000 n 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.. So, it is not a great surprise to see how anti-semitism also played a role in erasing the history of the Sabbath in the true Church. Does the Bible support the change to Sunday? DANGER! on: function(evt, cb) { Every place is the right place, and every time is the right time." 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. 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. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. The Sabbath was Saturday, not Sunday. Most importantly, is the change authorized in the Bible? the Catholic Church in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 336) transferred the 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 . It came from Judaism, but it was distinct from it. The Council of Trent (Sess. . If however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ. (8) Catholic Encyclopedia, Eusebius of Caesarea, www.NewAdvent.org. For them, truth is whatever tradition and their pope decree it to be. . The Pope can modify divine law. Ferraris Ecclesiastical Dictionary, Have no fear when people call me the Vicar of Christ, when they say to me Holy Father, or Your Holiness, or use titles similar to these, which seem even inimical to the Gospel. Pope John Paul II, Crossing the Threshold of Hope (New York: Alfred A. Knoff. Why did Satan do this? "It was the Catholic church which.has transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? I answer yes. 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. [1-minute video], Which day should Christians go to Church? 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 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: Order our comprehensive Bible guide to learn what else you havent been told. During the reign of Emperor Hadrian, worshipping on the first day of the week became the norm. . Yahuwah is the best friend you will ever have. But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath Day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. So this would be the new Sabbath. The retention of the old pagan name of Dies Solis, for Sunday is, in a great measure, owing to the union of pagan and Christian sentiment with which the first day of the week was recommended by Constantine to his subjects - pagan and Christian alike - as the 'venerable' day of the sun. Preferentes autem in veneratione Dominicum diem si vacre voluerint, ut Christiani hoc faciat; quod si reperti fuerint Judaizere Anathema sint a Christo. Revelation 13 also tells us that Satan gave his power and authority to the Catholic Church. ); 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, . 65 East 500 North. Thus, they chose another day of worship and rest. 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. ), 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. 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. Can the dead c. 0000001069 00000 n should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. If you are looking for a church JOIN FOR FREE to find the right church for you. Sadly, this unbiblical doctrine is lulling many into a false sense of security. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday." Considering this, it is also 0000003758 00000 n They throw at you John 1:1 to end the discussion whenever you attempt to present the biblical one-nature human Yahushua.