st catherine catholic church sentinel may 21, 1995

He had prohibited any practice related to Judaism and that includes the seventh-day Sabbath. } In the beginning, He created a time-keep, A little late, but still important! 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. In this matter the Seventh-day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant. The thrust is not 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. Von Hefele is a very credible authority on the original word choice used at the Council of Laodicea. For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. forms: { (1) Heinrich Graetz, History of the Jews, (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1893), Vol. Matt. But shall work on that day; but the Lords day they shall especially honor. . What does it mean to dwell in the secret place of the Most High (Psalms 91:1)? . The Pope is of so great authority and power that he can modify, explain, or interpret even divine law". 3, tit. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. It is clear that their function is such that none greater can be conceived. Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become Instead, they followed in the footsteps of their mother church. Some theologians have held that God likewise directly determined the Sunday as the day of worship in the New Law, that He Himself has explicitly substituted the Sunday for the Sabbath. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. How to Say Happy Sabbath in Different Languages. 2, b. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. 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. He is likewise bishop of the universal church. 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.. worship of God, and to support with their own authority the regulations Canon 29 of the Council of Laodicea demanded: Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, but shall work on that day; but the Lords day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. 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. It shall remain consecrated, sanctified.' 0000012382 00000 n 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. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. days later, came on the first day of the week. It came from Judaism, but it was distinct from it. Slowly, but surely, Sabbath-keepers were driven into hiding while Sunday-keepers were out in the open. 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 . She was the 25th child born to her mother, although half of her brothers and sisters did not survive childhood. The church made this law long after the Bible was written. 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 not every Christian obliged to sanctify Sunday and to abstain on that day from unnecessary servile work? For an expos of the powers behind the scenes, clickHERE. 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 entire civilized world bows down in a reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church. Father T. Enright, C.S.S.R. Quick Q&A: Will the day of worship change when Christ returns. IX p. 416. . 23, column 1172, authors translation, as quoted in R. L. Odom, Sunday Sacredness in Roman Paganism, Review & Herald Publ. Publishing, Inc., n.d.), p. 321, emphasis supplied. I answer yes. . ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. Again, "They will seek to change times and laws." [Home] [TheControversy] [OnlineBooks] [StudytheWord!] 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. 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? Is Sunday the first day of the week and did the Church change the seventh day - Saturday - for Sunday, the first day? It is not even surprising to see, when Constantine adopted Christianity, that it was difficult for him to completely abandon Mithraism. . ); For this is His will: That we obtain everything through Mary. Pope Pius IX, But the supreme teacher in the Church is the Roman Pontiff. For it is only in this way that the View All Collections English Bulletins. 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. Compromise is impossible. Catholic Record, London, Ontario, September 1, 1923. 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. Email: parish@oremstfrancis.org Email: Send bulletin information to parish@oremstfrancis.org. As a result, faithful Christians were forced to keep the Sabbath in secret and gather together in catacombs and hidden places. There is no such law in the Bible. Of course, the day that he . what was the practice of Christians throughout history. . (6). And now . It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 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 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. 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. St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. Churches in Utah County Utah and zip code 84601 are included with reviews of Baptist churches, Methodist churches, Catholic churches, Pentecostal and Assembly of God churches, Lutheran churches and other Protestant and it helps to pay the bills and keeps this website running. "For whatever is born of Yahuwah overcomes the world. They throw at you John 1:1 to end the discussion whenever you attempt to present the biblical one-nature human Yahushua. and this transference of sabbath observance is proof of that fact. The So this would be the new Sabbath. . . (1). Her father was a cloth dyer. 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. The official day of worship for Mithraism was Sunday. weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first.Catholic . 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. wants kept is Sunday, regardless of your persuasion. . 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. 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. There is no such law in the Bible. Since Constantine has already been worshiping on Sunday, then it was only natural for him to choose Sunday as the new Sabbath day. What right has any other church to keep this day? 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. Sunday is expressly distinguished from the Sabbath which it follows chronologically every week; for Christians its ceremonial observance replaces that of the Sabbath The Sabbath, which represented the completion of the first creation, has been replaced by Sunday which recalls the new creation, has been replaced by Sunday which recalls the new creation inaugurated by the Resurrection of Christ In respecting religious liberty and the common good of all, Christians should seek recognition of Sundays and the Churchs holy days as legal holidays. The Catechism of the Catholic Church Section 2 Article 3 (1994), The (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. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. 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. 0000011291 00000 n Answer - We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church, in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 364), transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. Peter Geiermann, C.S.S.R., The Converts Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p. 50, 3rd edition, 1957. Who Do We Reverence by Keeping Sunday Holy? Sunday is our mark of authority. I answer no! With this, we are now beginning to see the history of the Sabbath controversy. Why did Satan do this? If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. Romes Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003. [GOD'sHealthLaws] [ReligiousLiberty] [Links]. 0000000016 00000 n In a recent Catholic church newsletter, it stated, Perhaps the most [sic.] Join me now as we explore Gods word and discover what it takes to become a true Christian! As recently as July, 1998, the Pope, in his Apostolic ironic to see He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God. And, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. Hefeles Councils, Vol. "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was chosen, not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church's sense of its own power. Saint Catherine Catholic Church, 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. sense of its own power. And they wanted to show that Christianity was distinct from Judaism. Catholic Church. Imprimatur, John Cardinal McCloskey, archbishop of New York, With regard to the power of the priests over the real body of Jesus Christ, it is of faith that when they pronounce the words of consecration the Incarnate Word has obliged himself to obey and to come into their hands under the sacramental species. The information is easy to find. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 edition), p. 72-73 (16th Edition, p 111; 88th Edition, p. 89), For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. Subscribe now! . If we obey God and keep His Sabbath day Holy, we give our allegiance to God. Born in Siena [Italy] in 1347, into a very large family, she died in Rome in 1380. 0000001550 00000 n The observance of Sunday by the Protestants is homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] Church. 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. As a compromise, instead of keeping the correct day of worship, he chose Sunday as a relic of his past religion. 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. 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.'. 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. For he is of so great dignity and power that he forms one and the same tribunal with Christ. But I pray and hope you make the right decision! How did modern Christians end up keeping Sunday instead of Saturday? . There are a lot of people who rose and started to attack various fundamental doctrines of Gods true Church. See for yourself how many of these statements are unbiblical or even outright blasphemous. . Even in the New Testament, we have seen deeply-rooted strife among the Jewish and Gentile Christians. It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to the Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 2 Thess 2:15. The Pope has the authority and often exercised it, to dispense with the command of Christ. Decretal, de Tranlatic Episcop. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { 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. (5) Charles George Herbermann, Knights of Columbus Catholic Truth Committee, The Catholic Encyclopedia, (Harvard University: Encyclopedia Press, 1908), p. 153, emphasis supplied. Daniel Reehil, Pastor Email: fatherreehil@stcatherinecc.org "To the servant of God . 65 East 500 North. Protestants must be rather puzzled by the keeping of Sunday when God distinctly said, 'Keep holy the Sabbath Day.' to shake hands. The Church commands us to keep Sunday as the Lord's day because on Sunday Christ rose from the dead, and on Sunday the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles. Will they keep the Sabbath of the Lord, the seventh day, according to Scripture? Before the battle, it was said that he saw a vision of a fiery cross in the sky, which encouraged him and became victorious. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( "The day of the Lord" was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church's sense of its own power .. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become Seventh-day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy." (Saint Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995.) Cap. xb```b``d`e`de@ ^(= w7dD2YW. The. 76 talking about this. . The Sun was a foremost god with heathen-domThe sun has worshippers at this hour in Persia and other lands. 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. 31-33, vol 17 (1869 ed. 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.. 86 26 on: function(evt, cb) { 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. Can the dead see us? For example, an announcement . 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 News, Elizabeth, New Jersey, March 18, 1903. (3) Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, (New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1959), p.105, emphasis supplied. 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. Do you need to be forced to keep Sunday in a way contrary Get to know staff and parishioners at Saint Sebastian and Saint Catherine. Question: in whose authority do the religious leaders change the Sabbath to Sunday? Question: who changed the seventh-day Sabbath to Sunday? 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. The church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. And thus the pagan Sunday, dedicated to Balder, became the Christian Sunday, sacred to Jesus. Or will you follow Yahweh, the supreme Ruler of this vast universe and the only Authority we should obey? "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was Why You Should Never Try To Contact The Dead, Powerful Answers To 13 Popular Sabbath Questions. from Saturday to Sunday. But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. 6. The university enrolls nearly 1,500 . These interviews hosted by Jon Metz, Adult Formation Minister, can be found on the Saint Sebastian YouTube page. There are just a few things to chew on. . United States federal government in order to enact laws for the For instance, the institution of Sunday. A lot of Catholics would claim that Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor. Let us then have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd.. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. And this is the victory that has over, "Papal Infallibility: Its not what most Protestants think!" . chosen, not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church's Most Christians have no idea that this even happened or how. listeners: [], View Download. For a full list of interviewees, Click Here. From beginning to end of window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { Search newspaper archives from 1607-2023 in 3.19 billion old newspaper articles about more than 8.5 billion people! 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, 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 judged by any living man. "It was the Catholic church which.has transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. 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. 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 . %PDF-1.4 % 0000003994 00000 n Is this something the Federal government should strident measures be taken to insure a day of rest is observed, and to inflict Sunday is founded, not of scripture, but on tradition, and is distinctly a Catholic institution. 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. 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. This list of quotes reveals the true colors of this church system as predicted in Bible prophecy. However, this has gradually changed at the turn of the second century. The day of the Lord was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the (Catholic) Churchs sense of its own power People 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. The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday.. Notice what Pope Leo XIII wrote in a letter in 1894: We [referring to the popes] hold upon this Earth the place of God Almighty.. (3). The Sunday-worship had further become stronger during the time of Constantine the Great. It was Satan's plan to have this Church change the Sabbath to Sunday. Must Wa, Talking to the Dead: 0000012338 00000 n T. Enright, Bishop of St. Alphonsus Church, clearly states: It was the Catholic Church which made the law obliging us to keep Sunday holy. Question: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?. He is the infallible ruler, the founder of dogmas, the author of and the judge of councils; the universal ruler of truth, the arbiter of the world, the supreme judge of heaven and earth, the judge of all, being judged by no one, God himself on earth. Quoted in the New York Catechism, The infallibility of the pope is the infallibility of Jesus Christ Himself. Saturday, dies Saturni, the original first day of the planetary week is a counterfeit of the true seventh-day Sabbath day of the Bible. XXIII, page 654. The leader of the Catholic church is defined by the faith as the Vicar of Jesus Christ (and is accepted as such by believers). But our wonder should be far greater when we find that in obedience to the words of his priests HOC EST CORPUS MEUM God himself descends on the altar, that he comes wherever they call him, and as often as they call him, and places himself in their hands, even though they should be his enemies. Thus, they chose another day of worship and rest. 33-34, The priest does not have to ask God to forgive your sins. 0000008460 00000 n , . VI, can. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. Instead, you post secondary sources and hearsay as your "evidence". 0000002079 00000 n The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. event : evt, Below are statements from the Roman Catholic Church which give the simple and truthful answer as to why most Churches now keep Sunday as the Sabbath. callback: cb Addiction is sin! 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.

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