forms: { Posted on June 1, 2022 by . 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. Every place is the right place, and every time is the right time." Or will you follow Yahweh, the supreme Ruler of this vast universe and the only Authority we should obey? St. Catherine of Siena Church is a community parish which walks the line between the traditional Catholicism and the modern day world. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically . 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. It is ironic to see this kind of legislation being promoted when you })(); 'The Christian Life' is a non-profit organisation registered in Norway. 76 talking about this. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday." There is but one church on the face of the earth which has the power, or claims power, to make laws binding on the conscience, binding before God, binding under penalty of hell-fire. For a detailed account on who changed the Sabbath to Sunday, read the Sabbath to Sunday change or who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. The decision of the Council of Nicaea to set aside Biblical calendation was merely confirmed by Constantine in royal edict. observance of Sunday as a national day of rest. [Seventh-day] Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. Saint Catherine 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, Sapientiae Christianae: On Christians as Citizens (January 10, 1890), When about to ascend from earth to heaven, left behind Him priests, His own vicars, as rulers and judges, to whom all the mortal sins into which the faithful of Christ may have fallen should be brought in order that they may, in virtue of the power of the keys, pronounce the sentence of remission or retention of sins. Rev. "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.) 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: The author of the Sunday law . weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first.Catholic 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. 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 . Orem, UT 84057 Phone: 801-221-0750 Fax: 801-221-0759. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. . 2, p. 316. The Pope is considered the man on earth who "takes the place" of the Second Person of the omnipotent God of the Trinity. . The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. { 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. "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was 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 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? Roman Catholic Church located at 3450 Tennessee Street, Vallejo, CA - phone: (707) 553-1355 Instead, you post secondary sources and hearsay as your "evidence". Hence the church in these countries would seem to have said, Keep that old pagan name. The day of resurrection, the day of Pentecost, fifty In the Bible, we have seen a lot of times when the Hebrews were nearly exterminated. . . (1). By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! . God's Law. - NASA's entire space program is built on a lie. 0000003002 00000 n 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. Sunday is founded, not of scripture, but on tradition, and is distinctly a Catholic institution. intel director salary. After the edict of Nica, apostolic Christians continued to worship by the luni-solar calendar. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! . Saint Catherine Parish is located in Milwaukee County the traditional territory of the Menominee, Fox, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk tribes. defended only on Catholic principles. For an expos of the powers behind the scenes, clickHERE. Preferentes autem in veneratione Dominicum diem si vacre voluerint, ut Christiani hoc faciat; quod si reperti fuerint Judaizere Anathema sint a Christo. . See here for a statement by Dr. E. T. Hiscox, author of the Baptist Manual. 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. 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. Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been revealed to us by the [Roman Catholic] church outside the Bible To Tell You the Truth, The Catholic Virginian, Oct. 3, 1947, p. 9, Sunday fulfillment of the Sabbath. Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did, happened in the first century. When Emperor Hadrian reigned beginning in 117 A.D., he began to persecute the Jewish people. (7). And the Jewish calendar that was observed in the time of Christ . Sabbath. [actually in happened in the fourth century]. The Sunday-worship had further become stronger during the time of Constantine the Great. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday. Romes Challenge www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline Dec 2003. He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God. St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. Most importantly, is the change authorized in the Bible? 65 East 500 North. Catherine herself was a twin, but her sister did not survive infancy. II, pp. xix) condemns those who deny that the Ten Commandments are binding on Christians. 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. Statements made by the Roman Catholic Church about the Sabbath . Who Made Sunday Holy? (2) Patrick Madrid, comments on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. For the religious leaders, keeping the Sabbath on the right day is considered judaizing. It means that if you keep the Sabbath, you are trying to transform Christianity into Judaism. . Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act. forms: { Today most Christians keep Sunday because it has been revealed to us by the Church outside the Bible. We need to learn how to help our Trinitarian friends understand John's words as he intended for them to be understood. This same Church, by the same divine authority, taught the doctrine of Purgatory long before the Bible was made. Subscribe now! Can the dead c. . He made Sunday into a day of rest, closing the law courts and forbidding all work except agricultural labour.. Patrick Madrid, in a radio interview on January 5, 2006, made a point of this: There was a distinct break between the Old Testament requirements: the rituals and Mosaic covenant demands dealing with the Sabbath worship and animal sacrifices, and that sort of thing. efforts are being made to gain influence in the executive and legislative circles of the . "Is Saturday the seventh day according to the Bible and the Ten Commandments? Hence the Pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions. Because the Catholic Church tells them to do so. legislate?