Daniel Reehil, Pastor Email: fatherreehil@stcatherinecc.org "To the servant of God . St. Francis of Assisi. . They believe that they have the authority of God. 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. 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. 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. 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. startxref 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. Matt. Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? For he is of so great dignity and power that he forms one and the same tribunal with Christ. duplicated in other parts of the world as well under the same pretense. "And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men (Matthew 15:9). 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115, FORMED: The Catholic Faith On Demand Subscribe HERE, The Catholic Ecology Center click here. 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. [actually in happened in the fourth century]. to shake hands. Addiction is sin! The Sunday-worship had further become stronger during the time of Constantine the Great. But I pray and hope you make the right decision! 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.. (function() { follows a lunar calendar, which is several days short of the solar year. Xix) condemns those who deny that the Ten Commandments are binding on Christians. 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. Here are just a few. But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. Modern sabbatarians have assumed that Saturday was the Bible Sabbath, but the Catholic Church herself has never denied the role she played in rejecting the luni-solar Sabbath of the Bible and promoting instead worship on dies Solis, the day of the Sun. ); MANY CHURCH LEADERS and politicians are unified on the [GOD'sHealthLaws] [ReligiousLiberty] [Links]. CLOSED NOW. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. (2) Patrick Madrid, comments on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. 0000008460 00000 n - The last message of mercy ever to be given. But looking deeper, who gave this Church power so Gods true day of worship could be changed? They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. ), p. 229, n, The Pope by reason of the excellence of his supreme dignity is called bishop of bishops. Now - as to the quote from the St. Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995 - this is an OPINION, not a Church teaching. weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first.Catholic . ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. Should you be punished for your conscientious regard 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. 0000003002 00000 n 0000009601 00000 n from Saturday to Sunday. sense of its own power. 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. Constantine NEVER abandoned sun-worship and kept the sun on his coins. 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. 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. Revelation 13 also tells us that Satan gave his power and authority to the Catholic Church. If we consulted the Bible only, we should still have to keep holy the Sabbath Day, that is, Saturday, with the Jews, instead of Sunday; Sunday is a Catholic institution, and 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. St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. wrote the Bible. and the sun stood still. 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. 111 0 obj <>stream 0000006164 00000 n I answer yes. 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? It is not even surprising to see, when Constantine adopted Christianity, that it was difficult for him to completely abandon Mithraism. 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? Meet new people from all over the world, make friends, change your status, upload photos, earn points, & so much more! Will you follow the commandments and traditions of men? 0000001240 00000 n Today, great 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. Catholic scholars have always known the truth, though. Considering this, it is also The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 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. . However, a deeper look at his life after his conversion tells you otherwise. . I answer yes. From beginning to end of But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. . Every place is the right place, and every time is the right time." By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. Heres why . The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed Saturday, dies Saturni, the original first day of the planetary week is a counterfeit of the true seventh-day Sabbath day of the Bible. [1-minute video], The Plain Truth About Tithing [YouTube Shorts compilation], 3 types of heaven in the Bible [1-minute video]. (3) Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, (New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1959), p.105, emphasis supplied. 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 infinitely holy God. 0000007281 00000 n 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 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. Preparing for Yahuwah's Earthly Kingdom, Established at Yahushua's Imminent Return! In the Bible, we have seen a lot of times when the Hebrews were nearly exterminated. The observance of Sunday by the Protestants is homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] Church. Von Hefele is a very credible authority on the original word choice used at the Council of Laodicea. Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? : (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 www.stcatherinecc.org After Hours Emergency Contact (931) 215-5980 Rev. "Pastor's Page," The Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel Volume 50, Number 22 (May 21,1995). If Protestants would follow the Bible, they would worship God on the Sabbath Day. He also amplified or interpreted them, . Church abolished not only the Sabbath, but all the other Jewish festivals. 3, tit. 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 . Most importantly, is the change authorized in the Bible? The Pope is considered the man on earth who "takes the place" of the Second Person of the omnipotent God of the Trinity. So, it is not difficult to see how we got the word Sunday as it is the day of the sun. The Bible says, Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. The Catholic Church says: No. 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. He had prohibited any practice related to Judaism and that includes the seventh-day Sabbath. For a full list of interviewees, Click Here. It is no secret that the Roman Catholic Church played a huge role in turning the Sabbath into Saturday. '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. .The observance of Sunday thus comes to be an ecclesiastical law entirely distinct from the divine law of Sabbath observance . 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. 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. . The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. . Someone Admits to Changing 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. 76 talking about this. The university enrolls nearly 1,500 . As a bishop and theologian, he certainly had access to original documents in the Vatican archives! ), pp. 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. 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. However, when the Julian calendar was being enforced upon Christians for ecclesiastical use, no one at the time confused dies Saturni with Sabbato. - Yahuwah's, The True Shape of the Earth: Moreover the superiority and the power of the Roman Pontiff by no means pertain only to the heavenly things, to the earthly things, and to the things under the earth, but are even over angels, than whom he is greater. . forms: { And the Jewish calendar that was observed in the time of Christ . The day of the Lord was chosen, not from any direction noted in the Scriptures, but from the (Catholic) Churchs 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. The day of resurrection, the day of Pentecost, fifty days later, came on the first day of the week. 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. Instead, they followed in the footsteps of their mother church. Why You Should Never Try To Contact The Dead, Powerful Answers To 13 Popular Sabbath Questions. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. They throw at you John 1:1 to end the discussion whenever you attempt to present the biblical one-nature human Yahushua. God's Law. But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ (Canon XXIX). Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act. xref The Bible Says THAT?What you have been taught might not actually be in the Bible. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. Romes Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003. So this would be the new For a detailed account on who changed the Sabbath to Sunday, read the Sabbath to Sunday change or who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. st catherine catholic church sentinel may 21, 1995 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. A Biblically-based community focused on prophetic truths revealing the imminent return of the Saviour. Father Saenz and Father Gilbert lead their Catholic-based community members in prayer and charity, offering both Latin and Novus Ordo masses for all to attend. 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.'. The Sabbath Day, as we have discussed, is observed from the sunset of Friday to the sunset of Saturday. 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115 (7). "Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles. Get to know staff and parishioners at Saint Sebastian and Saint Catherine. "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was 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. Among these men were Justin Martyr, Ignatius, and Clement of Alexandria. Thank you for your patience and continued support! And thus the pagan Sunday, dedicated to Balder, became the Christian Sunday, sacred to Jesus. Christ resumed these Commandments in the double precept of charity love of God and of neighbor; He proclaimed them as binding under the New Law in Matt., xix and in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt., v). faithful will understand why it is Sunday and not the Sabbath day that we 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. Deadline to receive information is the Thursday 10 days before the Sunday you wish the information to appear. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. . The 10 Powerful Lessons from Psalm 23 You Need to Learn Now! By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! The church made this law long after the Bible was written. <<970BC2F837BAC04AA6DCFB4AF7B35AE5>]>> 31-33, Vol 17 (1869 ed. Every place is the right place, and every time is the right time." Quick Q&A: Does the Bible say we should go to church on Sunday? Why did Satan do this? DANGER! Sentinel, Pastor's page, Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995 . , . 86 0 obj <> endobj Catholic Church. The great divide even intensified once all the original Apostles passed away. 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. When a man or a woman is honestly mist, Come Out of Her, My People! . 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. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, from Genesis to the Revelation, from Adam to the last person born today, you will NEVER read any direct command and even any indication that the Sabbath has already been done away with. . The thrust is not 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. For it is only in this way that the Before the battle, it was said that he saw a vision of a fiery cross in the sky, which encouraged him and became victorious. (4) Letter by T. Enright, Bishop of St. Alphonsus Church, St. Louis, Missouri, June, 1905, emphasis supplied. 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. consider what has been said by the leaders of the Christian The day of resurrection, the day of Pentecost, fifty See here for a statement by Dr. E. T. Hiscox, author of the Baptist Manual. 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. 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. 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. What does it mean to dwell in the secret place of the Most High (Psalms 91:1)? The official day of worship for Mithraism was Sunday. Sadly, this unbiblical doctrine is lulling many into a false sense of security. [Home] [TheControversy] [OnlineBooks] [StudytheWord!] (6) Patrick Madrid on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. Want to receive our free, digital Christian magazine? "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.) ironic to see Letter, Dies Domini, was quoted as saying that a violator should be Unquestionably the first law, either ecclesiastical or civil, by which the sabbatical observance of Sunday is known to have been ordained, is the sabbatical edict of Constantine, A.D. 321. Chambers Encyclopedia, Article: Sunday.. Transhumanism is Satans ultimate goal: men created in his own image. 33-34, The priest does not have to ask God to forgive your sins. It bears repeating: Christians at the time of the calendar change were not confused over Saturday being the Sabbath. 67-68: Constantine was almost certainly a Mithraic, and his triumphal arch, built after his conversion, testifies to the Sun-god, or unconquered sun. Question: in whose authority do the religious leaders change the Sabbath to Sunday? [sic.] 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. } They have continued the custom even though it rests upon the authority of the Catholic Church and not upon an explicit text from the Bible. xix) condemns those who deny that the Ten Commandments are binding on Christians. A Catholic who believes that Christ was resurrected on Sunday is far more consistent than a Sunday-keeping Protestant who claims to base all of his belief on the Bible and the Bible only. 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?" 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. For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. It is now commonly held that God simply gave His Church the power to set aside whatever day or days she would deem suitable as Holy Days. whenever the pope thinks, it is God Himself, who is thinking in him. (Fritz Leist, Der Gefangene des Vatikanus, p. 344. Will they keep the Sabbath of the Lord, the seventh day, according to Scripture? 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. ), pp. Protestants must be rather puzzled by the keeping of Sunday when God distinctly said, 'Keep holy the Sabbath Day.' Most Christians have no idea that this even happened or how. wants kept is Sunday, regardless of your persuasion. All knew that they were two different days bytwo distinct calendar systems. 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? 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. 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. 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. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 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: [Seventh-day] Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. Saint Catherine St. Catherine Church Sentinel, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995. Thus, they chose another day of worship and rest. 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. 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. 23, column 1172, authors translation, as quoted in R. L. Odom, Sunday Sacredness in Roman Paganism, Review & Herald Publ. Aside from that, you will NEVER read in the Bible that the sanctity of the Sabbath has been transferred to Sunday! on: function(evt, cb) { The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.'. They have no other reason . IX p. 416. defended only on Catholic principles. The Sabbath was Saturday, not 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. Click here to listen to his lecture. Since Constantine has already been worshiping on Sunday, then it was only natural for him to choose Sunday as the new Sabbath day. Roman Catholic Church located at 3450 Tennessee Street, Vallejo, CA - phone: (707) 553-1355 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. Join me now as we explore Gods word and discover what it takes to become a true Christian! 2, AControversia Prima, Book 2 (ADe Conciliorum Auctoritate [On the Authority of Councils]), chap. The Catholic Church answers this question below with two of their quotes. 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. (Given the 7th day of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls each of them for the second time [A.D. 321] (Codex Justinianus, lib. [1-minute video], Which day should Christians go to Church?

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