Thus, they chose another day of worship and rest. - The Earth is no, Daily surrender is the secret to a strong and lasting, joyous and intimate relationship with Yahuwah. But this theory is now entirely abandoned. Is not every Christian obliged to sanctify Sunday and to abstain on that day from unnecessary servile work? Preferentes autem in veneratione Dominicum diem si vacre voluerint, ut Christiani hoc faciat; quod si reperti fuerint Judaizere Anathema sint a Christo. [actually in happened in the fourth century]. Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. Today, great } Anti-semitism played a role, as can be seen in the previously quoted statement by Constantine: Let us have nothing in common with this odious people [the Jews] . Most Christians have no idea that this even happened or how. Historians would agree that Christians in the first century kept Saturday as the Sabbath. Canon 29- Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday. %PDF-1.4 % 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. 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.. 6. Catholic Record, London, Ontario, September 1, 1923. weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first.Catholic To read or hear Madrids comments in their entirety, please visit: 4angelspublications.com/articles/catholic_scholar.php. Professor Bill Schlegel provides invaluable tips on this subject in this excellent presentation. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! 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. xb```b``d`e`de@ ^(= w7dD2YW. Church abolished not only the Sabbath, but all the other Jewish festivals. Sabbath. But this theory is entirely abandoned. Just another site. } Take a look at history and see how the Sabbath was gradually replaced by Sunday worship. 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. The official day of worship for Mithraism was Sunday. When the Church through its supreme Magistrium proposes a doctrine for belief as being divinely revealed, and as the teaching of Christ, the definitions must be adhered to with the obedience of faith. This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine revelation itself. Catechism of the Catholic Church, #891, 1994 edition, O Mary, the guardian of our peace and the dispensatrix of heavenly graces. Leo XIII, Supremi Apostolatus, 1883, This judicial authority will even include the power to forgive sin. The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol xii, article Pope pg 265, No man has a right to choose his religion. New York Freeman, official journal of Bishop Hughes, Jan 26, 1852, It is error to believe that Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true. Pope Pius IX, The Syllabus (of Errors), Issued in 1864, Section III, Indifferentism, Latitudinarianism, #15, It is error to believe that hence it has been wisely decided by law, in some Catholic countries, that persons coming to reside therein shall enjoy the public exercise of their own peculiar worship. Pope Pius IX, The Syllabus (of Errors), Issued in 1864, Section X, Errors Having Reference to Modern Liberalism, #78, Not the Creator of Universe, in Genesis 2:1-3,-but the Catholic Church can claim the honor of having granted man a pause to his work every seven days. S. C. Mosna, Storia della Domenica, 1969, pp. 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. It is generally believed that he was the priest that finally baptized Constantine shortly before his death. 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. 543,544, In fact, by being assumed into heaven she has not laid aside the office of salvation but by the manifold intercession she continues to obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation. John Paul II, Dives in Misericordia, 1980, quoting Lumen Gentium, The Pope represents Jesus Christ Himself, and therefore is a loving Father Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto (who became Pope Pius X in 1903, Publications of the Catholic Truth Society Volume 29 (Catholic Truth Society: 1896): 11, Protestantism has not, and never can have, any right where Catholicity has triumphed. Catholic Review, June 1875, But the supreme teacher in the Church is the Roman Pontiff. 0000000816 00000 n And, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. Hefeles Councils, Vol. Again, "They will seek to change times and laws." Compromise is impossible. ), 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. St Peters Parish. There are just a few things to chew on. . 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). } St. Francis of Assisi. 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 16:12-15, John 20:21-23). . 1995): 6, The authority of the church could therefore not be bound to the authority of the Scriptures, because the Church had changedthe Sabbath into Sunday, not by command of Christ, but by its own authority. Canon and Tradition, p. 263, Is not yet too late for Protestants to redeem themselves. . 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. The decision of the Council of Nicaea to set aside Biblical calendation was merely confirmed by Constantine in royal edict. event : evt, "The Day of the Lord" (dies Dominica) was Question: in whose authority do the religious leaders change the Sabbath to Sunday? st catherine catholic church sentinel may 21, 1995 forms: { 6 Proven Facts Why Church On Sunday Is Unbiblical, Identify The Antichrist Now With These 13 Shocking Characteristics. intel director salary. (2) Patrick Madrid, comments on Open Line, EWTN, Global Catholic Radio Network, January 5, 2006. 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. For Constantine, the first Christian Roman Emperor, it is considered unworthy to have anything to do with the Jews. Right click and Save Link As to download file. Born in Siena [Italy] in 1347, into a very large family, she died in Rome in 1380. (Luke 9:62), 17 Unbelievable Bible Secrets No One Has Ever Told You, 12 Unspoken Reasons Why You Should Not Use the New International Version (NIV) Bible, 10 Little-Known Lessons from the life of Tabitha (Dorcas) in Acts 9:36-43, 5 Powerful and Vital Lessons from the Life of Samson, 12 Awesome Lessons We Learn from the Healing of the Man Blind from Birth (John 9:1-41), 5 Powerful Lessons from the Life of Jephthah. Email: parish@oremstfrancis.org Email: Send bulletin information to parish@oremstfrancis.org. In A.D. 365, the Council of Laodicea made a decision such as the following: Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lords Day, and, if they can, resting then as Christians. In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. observance of Sunday as a national day of rest. --> The doctrine of infallibility, while not what many, The Creator is very specific about which times are appointed for worship. For the religious leaders, this is evil and should be stopped. Roman Catholic Church seventh day Sabbath. For instance, the institution of Sunday. "Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles. 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. is the Catholic Church.. authorities to cooperate with the Church in legislation of Sunday as 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 holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 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. Of course, the day that he the Catholic Church in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 336) transferred the 2. Why? Meet new people from all over the world, make friends, change your status, upload photos, earn points, & so much more! 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. Were the Redeemer to descend into a church, and sit in a confessional to administer the sacrament of penance, and a priest to sit in another confessional, Jesus would say over each penitent, Ego te absolve, the priest would likewise say over each of his penitents, Ego te absolve, and the penitents of each would be equally absolved 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 let the priest, says St. Laurence Justinian, approach the altar as another Christ. St. Alphonsus Liguori, The Dignities and Duties of the Priest (1927), 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. (Robert Bellarmine, Disputationes de Controversiis, Tom. Hence the church in these countries would seem to have said, to 'Keep that old pagan name [Sunday]. People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy. All things whatsoever it was duty to do on the Sabbath, these we have transferred to the Lords day, as being more appropriate, and chief, and first, and more honorable than the Jewish Sabbath. The observance of Sunday by the Protestants is homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] Church. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { A lot of Catholics would claim that Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor. ________________________________________________________________________. now keep holy (Roman Catechism, 1985, emphasis supplied). . Over the centuries, as the facts of history have been forgotten, Saturday has been assumed to be the Biblical seventh-day Sabbath. 0000001738 00000 n 5101 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210 / (414) 445-5115, FORMED: The Catholic Faith On Demand Subscribe HERE, The Catholic Ecology Center click here. From beginning to end of Again, these were two different days on two distinct calendar systems. And the Jewish calendar that was observed in the time of Christ . Scripture there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of 0000003758 00000 n +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York, To such extent did Mary suffer and almost die with her suffering and dying Son; to such extent did she surrender her maternal rights over her Son for : mans salvation . Here are just a few. Roman Catholic Church located at 3450 Tennessee Street, Vallejo, CA - phone: (707) 553-1355 on: function(evt, cb) { 31-33, Vol 17 (1869 ed. I dont select the ads displayed here but generated by advertising software. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. And this is the victory that has over, "Papal Infallibility: Its not what most Protestants think!" St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. The holy day, the Sabbath, One of his greatest works was History of the Councils of the Church from the Original Documents. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. 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. : (931) 388-3803 Fax: (931) 381-8837 www.stcatherinecc.org After Hours Emergency Contact (931) 215-5980 Rev. Hover here for a document clip or select for full original image. He chose Sunday, not because he wants to follow God, but because it was the day Sol Invictus was being worshipped! Or will you follow Yahweh, the supreme Ruler of this vast universe and the only Authority we should obey? View All Collections English Bulletins. Hefeles A History of the Councils of the Church, Vol. So this would be the new Sabbath. cooperate with the church in maintaining and strengthening this public The origins of Saturday reveal the shocking identities of the hidden god and his representative. 0000002079 00000 n and hear us? ), in J. P. Migne, Patrologia Graeca, Vol. They have no other reason . . . efforts are being made to gain influence in the executive and legislative circles of the The Sabbath was changed by the Roman Catholic Church 300 years after Christs death and resurrection. } 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 0000012338 00000 n The Catholic Church designated Sunday as the day for corporate worship and gets full credit or blame for the change. 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. It was the Catholic church whichhas transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. To conciliate the Pagans to nominal Christianity, Rome, pursuing its usual policy, took measures to get the Christian and Pagan festivals amalgamated, and, by a complicated but skilful adjustment of the calendar, it was found no difficult matter, in general, to get Paganism and Christianity now far sunk in idolatry . startxref However, when the Julian calendar was being enforced upon Christians for ecclesiastical use, no one at the time confused dies Saturni with Sabbato. to what you believe? 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. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. As conservative Catholic scholar and apologist Patrick Madrid stated: [The] calendar that we follow, including Seventh-day Adventists, is not only a calendar that was devised by the Catholic Church, but also it is a calendar thats based upon the solar year, not the lunar year. However, this has gradually changed at the turn of the second century. 0000001240 00000 n To make things even clearer, the Bible explicitly says that Yahshua (Jesus Christ), His Disciples, and the early Christian churches kept the seventh-day Sabbath. As a bishop and theologian, he certainly had access to original documents in the Vatican archives! Transhumanism is Satans ultimate goal: men created in his own image. 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. 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. . . So, it is not difficult to see how we got the word Sunday as it is the day of the sun. and the sun stood still. In fact, instead of being ashamed of it, they are proud of changing the Sabbath day and changing other laws of God. . words, Pope John Paul II has asked for more The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas, February 18, 1884, printed in History of the Sabbath, p. 802. Will they keep the Sabbath of the Lord, the seventh day, according to Scripture? There is no such law in the Bible. 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. For a detailed account on who changed the Sabbath to Sunday, read the Sabbath to Sunday change or who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. trailer People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, Quick Q&A: Did the Sabbath change from the seventh day of the week to the first? The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. It came from Judaism, but it was distinct from it. I AM JOSHUA and Im on a mission to help fellow Christians build a closer and more intimate relationship with God. 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.. For example, an announcement . - Also in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1899 Edition, Vol. In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. Read what historian Paul Johnson wrote in his book, A History of Christianity, 1976, pp. - Time will soon be no more! The Protestant claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. So this would be the new Lastly, I get commissions for purchases made through my Amazon affiliate links in this website. Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? (10) Pope Sylvester I (d. December 31, 335), Catholic Encyclopedia, www.newadvent.org. Is Sunday the first day of the week and did the Church change the seventh day - Saturday - for Sunday, the first day? 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, . 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. We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath Day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. Saint Catherine Parish is located in Milwaukee County the traditional territory of the Menominee, Fox, Mascouten, Sauk, Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk tribes. 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. Stephan Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism, On the Obedience Due to the Church, chap. Matt. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. Therefore the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] church. Monsignor Louis Segur, Plain Talk About The Protestantism of Today, p. 213. Join our growing Christian Community Today and receive your Free Gift! Not long after Constantines first Sunday Law of A.D. 321, the Roman church made it official church doctrine by declaring it was a Jewish day. If we obey the Commandment of the Catholic Church and keep their day Holy, who do we give our allegiance to then? Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Do you need to be forced to keep Sunday in a way contrary After the edict of Nica, apostolic Christians continued to worship by the luni-solar calendar. Quoted in Symposium on Revelation, pp. I answer yes. But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. Most importantly, is the change authorized in the Bible? A German scholar, theologian and professor of Church history, he was educated at Tbingen University. 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. If it were not enough for us that two of . 2, AControversia Prima, Book 2 (ADe Conciliorum Auctoritate [On the Authority of Councils]), chap. Comments? VI, can. %%EOF In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. Albert Smith, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, replying for the Cardinal in a letter dated February 10, 1920. There is, in truth, something royal, kingly about the sun, making it a fit emblem of Jesus, the Sun of Justice. Quick Q&A: Does the Bible say we should go to church on Sunday? Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever 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. 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. 2, p. 174. 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. Sentinel, Pastor's page, Saint Catherine Catholic Church, Algonac, Michigan, May 21, 1995 . 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. Subscribe now! 0000001550 00000 n "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. An ancient proverb claimed: He who controls the calendar, controls the world. Who controls you? [1-minute video], The Plain Truth About Tithing [YouTube Shorts compilation], 3 types of heaven in the Bible [1-minute video]. If we obey God and keep His Sabbath day Holy, we give our allegiance to God. The Council of Trent (Sess. ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Ph. Not to mention the almost successful extermination of the Jews mentioned in the book of Esther. The word Sunday does not come anywhere in the Bible, so, without knowing it they are obeying the authority of the Catholic Church. The Council of Laodicea was convened approximately 40 years later to enforce the acceptance of the Lords Day in place of the lunar Sabbath. Throughout the history of man, among the most hated ethnic groups are the Hebrews. 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. They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy. The Bible Says THAT?What you have been taught might not actually be in the Bible. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. Someone Admits to Changing Of course these two old quotations are exactly correct. Hence the church in these countries would seem to have said, Keep that old pagan name. MUST READ: @TELANGANAPOKADA Hi Friend, these videos are no longer published, as our views have changed on these subjects. It is ironic to see this kind of legislation being promoted when you In this post, discover how man has turned Sabbath Day into Sunday worship. For he is of so great dignity and power that he forms one and the same tribunal with Christ. Catherine herself was a twin, but her sister did not survive infancy. As a compromise, instead of keeping the correct day of worship, he chose Sunday as a relic of his past religion. ); If you are looking for a church JOIN FOR FREE to find the right church for you. . 0000002474 00000 n 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. The leader of the Catholic church is defined by the faith as the Vicar of Jesus Christ (and is accepted as such by believers). 2, b. Did Christ change the day'? Then the spiritual seed of Abraham fled to Pella, on the side of Jordan, where they found a safe place of refuge, and could serve their Master and keep his Sabbath. Euseblus Ecclesiastical History. 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. Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because (7). Hence said law is not in the Bible. View joshua.infantado.1s profile on Facebook, View joshuainfantados profile on Twitter, View joshuainfantados profile on LinkedIn, View +JoshuaInfantados profile on Google+, Follow Becoming Christians on WordPress.com, What Does it Mean to Put your Hand on the Plow and Look Back? It is no secret that the Roman Catholic Church played a huge role in turning the Sabbath into Saturday. 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. ironic to see B, 3, chapter S. Sabbath A Hebrew word signifying rest Sunday was a name given by the heathens to the first day of the week, because it was the day on which they worshipped the sun. Bible Encyclopedia, John Eadie, D.D, L.L.D, p. 561, The sun was a foremost god with heathendom There is, in truth, something royal, kingly about the sun, making it a fit emblem of Jesus, the Sun of Justice. Quick Q&A: Will the day of worship change when Christ returns. . } Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. But the Scripture does not in particular mention this change of the Sabbath. These interviews hosted by Jon Metz, Adult Formation Minister, can be found on the Saint Sebastian YouTube page. Before the battle, it was said that he saw a vision of a fiery cross in the sky, which encouraged him and became victorious. consider what has been said by the leaders of the Christian Saturday, dies Saturni, the original first day of the planetary week is a counterfeit of the true seventh-day Sabbath day of the Bible. He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor, and king of kings. The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.'. . 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 (1) Heinrich Graetz, History of the Jews, (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1893), Vol. After the death of the original apostles and their contemporaries, the job of getting rid of Gods laws has become easier. Every place is the right place, and every time is the right time." Today, the university serves women at the undergraduate level and both women and men at the graduate level.. The church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. 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.