Isaiah 1:13 - God begins to reveal His displeasure with the Sabbath.
Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:2,9; John 20:1,19- the Gospel writers purposely reveal Jesus' resurrection and appearances were on Sunday. This is because Sunday had now become the most important day in the life of the Church.
Acts 20:7 - this text shows the apostolic tradition of gathering together to celebrate the Eucharist on Sunday, the "first day of the week." Luke documents the principle worship was on Sunday because this was one of the departures from the Jewish form of worship.
1 Cor. 16:2 - Paul instructs the Corinthians to make contributions to the churches "on the first day of the week," which is Sunday. This is because the primary day of Christian worship is Sunday.
Col. 2:16-17 - Paul teaches that the Sabbath was only a shadow of what was fulfilled in Christ, and says "let no one pass judgment any more over a Sabbath."
2 Thess. 2:15 - we are to hold fast to apostolic tradition, whether it is oral or written. The 2,000 year-old tradition of the Church is that the apostles changed the Sabbath day of worship from Saturday to Sunday.
Heb. 4:8-9 - regarding the day of rest, if Joshua had given rest, God would not later speak of "another day," which is Sunday, the new Sabbath. Sunday is the first day of the week and the first day of the new creation brought about by our Lord's resurrection, which was on Sunday.
Heb. 7:12 - when there is a change in the priesthood, there is a change in the law as well. Because we have a new Priest and a new sacrifice, we also have a new day of worship, which is Sunday.
Rev 1:10 - John specifically points out that he witnesses the heavenly Eucharistic liturgy on Sunday, the Lord's day, the new day of rest in Christ.
Matt. 16:19; 18:18 - whatever the Church binds on earth is bound in heaven. Since the resurrection, Mass has been principally celebrated on Sunday.
C/O Caucus Patristics ping.
Liturgically, Sunday begins with 1st Vespers of Sunday i.e.
Saturday evening and ends with 2nd Vespers on Sunday. In
recent years this has been the primary reason for allowing
the Sunday Eucharist to be celebrated the evening before. Personally, I am opposed to a Saturday night Mass that satisfies the Sunday obligation but do know it is licit.
Our Holy Father said this in paragraph 73 of the recently
published Postsynodal Exhortation "Sacramentum Caritatis":
"....While recognizing that Saturday evening, beginning with First Vespers, is already a part of Sunday and a time when the Sunday obligation can be fulfilled -- we need to remember that it is Sunday itself that is meant to be kept holy, lest it end up as a day 'empty of God."
This all reminds me of the teaching: when we speak of the Lord's "hour", it means His suffering; when we speak of the Lord's "day" it means His victory. Scripturally, hour indicates darkness or pain and day indicates victory or completeness.
Thus, the "Lord's Day" is victory--Resurrection from pain to glory.
Ping= LATER
Personally, I tend to think about God and worship Him every single day, regardless of what the calendar says.
However, a two day weekend is nifty. ;)
I am bummed you protected this thread.
Contrary to the teaching of Seventh Day Adventists
"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 Protestant, claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday. In this matter the Seventh Day Adventist is the only consistent Protestant." "The Question Box," The Catholic Universe Bulletin, 69 (August 14, 1942), 4.
Since the Seventh Day Adventists are discussed here, either the caucus needs to be expanded to include SDA - or the caucus label removed. Your choice.
Thanks for posting these instructive readings.
A wonderful reminder of who Christians are.
thanks
If Christ was crucified on Friday how do you get three days in the tomb and come out on Sunday?
Was He not crucified on Wednesday?
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