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Evidence suggests that it was Constantine who established the day of worship as Sunday, so as not to offend the Romans who worshipped the god of the sun.

2007-01-23 04:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

Jesus rose on Sunday (Mark 16:9), and that was the day the early Christians gathered together (Acts 20:7). If it was 'changed by a pope', it would have been Pope Peter. Sunday is also called the "Eighth Day", which has special significance in Judaism as well.

2007-01-23 12:17:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yes saturday is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. Man changed it to sunday for reasons I am not 100% sure of but non the less he had no right to change a law of God

2007-01-23 12:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by 'lil peanut 6 · 0 1

The original sabbath began on what we call Friday, at sunset to Saturday at sunset. The Catholic Church established many traditions which are not Biblical. However the Bible does not impose a sabbath on Christians.

2007-01-23 14:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by linniepooh 3 · 0 0

. The Lord's Day — as Sunday was called from Apostolic times(1) — has always been accorded special attention in the history of the Church because of its close connection with the very core of the Christian mystery. In fact, in the weekly reckoning of time Sunday recalls the day of Christ's Resurrection. It is Easter which returns week by week, celebrating Christ's victory over sin and death, the fulfilment in him of the first creation and the dawn of "the new creation" (cf. 2 Cor 5:17). It is the day which recalls in grateful adoration the world's first day and looks forward in active hope to "the last day", when Christ will come in glory (cf. Acts 1:11; 1 Th 4:13-17) and all things will be made new (cf. Rev 21:5).

Rightly, then, the Psalmist's cry is applied to Sunday: "This is the day which the Lord has made: let us rejoice and be glad in it" (Ps 118:24). This invitation to joy, which the Easter liturgy makes its own, reflects the astonishment which came over the women who, having seen the crucifixion of Christ, found the tomb empty when they went there "very early on the first day after the Sabbath" (Mk 16:2). It is an invitation to relive in some way the experience of the two disciples of Emmaus, who felt their hearts "burn within them" as the Risen One walked with them on the road, explaining the Scriptures and revealing himself in "the breaking of the bread" (cf. Lk 24:32,35). And it echoes the joy — at first uncertain and then overwhelming — which the Apostles experienced on the evening of that same day, when they were visited by the Risen Jesus and received the gift of his peace and of his Spirit (cf. Jn 20:19-23).

2. The Resurrection of Jesus is the fundamental event upon which Christian faith rests (cf. 1 Cor 15:14). It is an astonishing reality, fully grasped in the light of faith, yet historically attested to by those who were privileged to see the Risen Lord. It is a wondrous event which is not only absolutely unique in human history, but which lies at the very heart of the mystery of time. In fact, "all time belongs to [Christ] and all the ages", as the evocative liturgy of the Easter Vigil recalls in preparing the Paschal Candle. Therefore, in commemorating the day of Christ's Resurrection not just once a year but every Sunday, the Church seeks to indicate to every generation the true fulcrum of history, to which the mystery of the world's origin and its final destiny leads.

It is right, therefore, to claim, in the words of a fourth century homily, that "the Lord's Day" is "the lord of days".(2) Those who have received the grace of faith in the Risen Lord cannot fail to grasp the significance of this day of the week with the same deep emotion which led Saint Jerome to say: "Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, it is the day of Christians, it is our day".(3) For Christians, Sunday is "the fundamental feastday",(4) established not only to mark the succession of time but to reveal time's deeper meaning.

3. The fundamental importance of Sunday has been recognized through two thousand years of history and was emphatically restated by the Second Vatican Council: "Every seven days, the Church celebrates the Easter mystery. This is a tradition going back to the Apostles, taking its origin from the actual day of Christ's Resurrection — a day thus appropriately designated 'the Lord's Day'."(5) Paul VI emphasized this importance once more when he approved the new General Roman Calendar and the Universal Norms which regulate the ordering of the Liturgical Year.(6) The coming of the Third Millennium, which calls believers to reflect upon the course of history in the light of Christ, also invites them to rediscover with new intensity the meaning of Sunday: its "mystery", its celebration, its significance for Christian and human life.

2007-01-23 12:15:29 · answer #5 · answered by Gods child 6 · 0 1

I don't believe it was in defiance, nor do I think the actual day of the week is the important thing.

2007-01-23 12:05:09 · answer #6 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1 1

Mark 2:27 Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath."

2007-01-23 12:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by cinderella9202003 4 · 1 0

sabath is just representitive of the day God took a rest from His creation.

2007-01-23 12:05:48 · answer #8 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 1 0

Do not forget that the Pope is infailible. This means, among other things, that anyone questioning their actions or decisions gets a direct ticket to hell, or so they say.

2007-01-23 12:06:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Yes its true. I answered a similar question about the Sabbath and someone posted this link. Check it out as it answers your question.

http://www.remnantofgod.org/

2007-01-23 12:11:51 · answer #10 · answered by JDJ34 3 · 0 1

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