to shake hands. During the reign of Emperor Hadrian, worshipping on the first day of the week became the norm. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically . 524-525. ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. So that whatever the Pope does, seems to proceed from the mouth of God, as according to most doctors, etc. (a recognized Roman Catholic encyclopedia, Lucius Ferraris, Prompta Bibliotheca Canonica, Juridica, Moralis, Theologica nec non Ascetica, Polemica, Rubricistica, Historica, article, Papa. 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? 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. 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. (3). authorities to cooperate with the Church in legislation of Sunday as window.mc4wp.listeners.push( 0000003002 00000 n The Catholic Church has always been very open about her role in changing the calendar. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. Take a look at history and see how the Sabbath was gradually replaced by Sunday worship. (3) Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, (New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1959), p.105, emphasis supplied. - It's not a Globe! - The last message of mercy ever to be given. Letter, Dies Domini, was quoted as saying that a violator should be In fact, instead of being ashamed of it, they are proud of changing the Sabbath day and changing other laws of God. St. Catherine Catholic Church - Sentinel May 21, 1995 - Volume 50, Number 22, Algonac Michigan Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. from Saturday to Sunday. 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. Someone Admits to Changing . They presumptuously claim that they are making decisions on behalf of the Almighty! Join our growing Christian Community Today and receive your Free Gift! We have, therefore, the same authority for Purgatory as we have for Sunday. Martin J. Scott, Things Catholics Are Asked About, 1927 edition, p. 136. 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. 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 16:12-15, John 20:21-23). or disregard for that day? 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. However, this has gradually changed at the turn of the second century. })(); 'The Christian Life' is a non-profit organisation registered in Norway. The information is easy to find. 65 East 500 North. contentious as Pope John Paul II continues to press for mandatory Sunday 3, p. 380. Saint Catherine Parish is located in Milwaukee County the traditional territory of the Menominee, Fox, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk tribes. So this would be the new 0000000816 00000 n 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 0000001069 00000 n 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. Now - as to the quote from the St. Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995 - this is an OPINION, not a Church teaching. With this proclamation, Constantine became a master of syncretism the practice of combining pagan worship with true Christian worship. wants kept is Sunday, regardless of your persuasion. He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor, and king of kings. %%EOF 0000004299 00000 n 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. As a result, as much as possible, the Christianity that Constantine upheld didnt want to have anything that is considered Jewish. [2] These reasons are more than satisfactory for the Catholic. 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. 0000007281 00000 n (9) Eusebius, Commentary on the Psalms, Psalm 91 (Psalm 92 in the A.V. " [actually in happened in the fourth century]. They have no other reason . . If Protestants would follow the Bible, they would worship God on the Sabbath Day. 12, 3). 2 Thess 2:15. 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. CALENDAR BULLETIN ONLINE-GIVING Saint Catherine Parish is a member of the Milwaukee West-side Catholic Parishes along with Saint Sebastian. Catholic scholars have always known the truth, though. A German scholar, theologian and professor of Church history, he was educated at Tbingen University. Sunday is our mark of authority. and the sun stood still. Hence the Pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions. . . { The Sabbath Day, as we have discussed, is observed from the sunset of Friday to the sunset of Saturday. (4). But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { . 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. listeners: [], The civil authorities should be urged to Source: Sentinel, Pastor's Page (Fr. Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act. 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 Sadly, this unbiblical doctrine is lulling many into a false sense of security. Born in Siena [Italy] in 1347, into a very large family, she died in Rome in 1380. "Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles. 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. He chose Sunday, not because he wants to follow God, but because it was the day Sol Invictus was being worshipped! Tradition, not Scripture, is the rock on which the church of Jesus Christ is built. We have now clearly shown that the reasons given by many to justify why they keep Sunday as the Sabbath are un-Biblical and incorrect. And the Jewish calendar that was observed in the time of Christ . 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 . It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. 31-33, vol 17 (1869 ed. [Home] [TheControversy] [OnlineBooks] [StudytheWord!] from the Churchs sense of its own power. strident measures be taken to insure a day of rest is observed, and to inflict II, pp. . sense of its own power. . The church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. The Sabbath was changed by the Roman Catholic Church 300 years after Christs death and resurrection. Email: parish@oremstfrancis.org Email: Send bulletin information to parish@oremstfrancis.org. "It was the Catholic church which.has transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 0000003994 00000 n From the time of Hebrew babies being killed in Egypt to the time of the Holocaust in World War II. The Bible says, Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. The Catholic Church says: No. solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. The Converts Catechism of According to stories, he converted to Christianity after winning his battle against the Roman Emperor Maxentius in A.D. 312. If we obey God and keep His Sabbath day Holy, we give our allegiance to God. 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. the Catholic Church in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 336) transferred the 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, . An excellent example of Saturday being knowingly or unknowingly substituted for Sabbath is found in the cannons of the Council of Laodicea. Who Made Sunday Holy? ), p. 229, n, The Pope by reason of the excellence of his supreme dignity is called bishop of bishops. (7). . 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. 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). event : evt, But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. 33-34, The priest does not have to ask God to forgive your sins. 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 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. A lot of Catholics would claim that Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor. 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. As a result, faithful Christians were forced to keep the Sabbath in secret and gather together in catacombs and hidden places. { Hence said law is not in the Bible. For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. After reading all the information above, we can now answer some fundamental questions. Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the First Century. The (Roman Catholic) Church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. John Laux, A Course in Religion for Catholic High Schools and Academies, 1936 edition, vol. Mithraism is the official religion of the Roman Empire before Constantine declared Christianity to be so. In this matter the Seventh-day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant. Historians would agree that Christians in the first century kept Saturday as the Sabbath. Let us then have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd.. 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 . keep Saturday holy (emphasis added). 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? Should you be punished for your conscientious regard By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. "For whatever is born of Yahuwah overcomes the world. Catholic Churches Churches & Places of Worship. 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. } 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. We need to learn how to help our Trinitarian friends understand John's words as he intended for them to be understood. 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. 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]. Transhumanism is Satans ultimate goal: men created in his own image. 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. Eusebius of Caesarea, a church historian contemporary with Constantine and his frequent flatterer, is often quoted regarding the Sunday legislation of the time. 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. 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. He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God.