Acts 20:6-7 But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days. Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
whyisn't Saturday mentioned... and shy would early CHristian documents such as the DIdache in circa 70ad call Sunday The Lord's Day
2007-01-25 12:14:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I do not mean communion should be exclusively offered on Sunday... but seems to me Sunday is treated somewhat a time for a special celebration... not necessarily in a legalistic way
2007-01-25 12:38:39 · update #1
It's not. I think you are picking & choosing your verses. St. Paul mentions believers breaking bread together many times, but doesn't mention the day of the week.
I think Christians chose Sunday as their "day of worship" because it was the day of Jesus' resurrection. Early Christians still recognized "the Sabbath" to be from sundown Friday night to sundown Saturday because they were Jewish.
2007-01-25 12:28:30 · answer #1 · answered by voycinwilderness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the apostles rightfully decided that the day of the Lord's glorious Resurrection was a more fitting day to celebrate the Sacrifice of the Mass than the day He lay dead in the tomb. And Catholics have been celebrating Mass on Sunday ever since.
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2007-01-25 12:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
After Christ's resurrection on the first day of the week, Sunday, the apostles began the pratice of worship and communion, the breaking of bread, on Sunday. Thus the tradition of Sunday worship. The Lord's day.
In the Jewish tradition the sabbath starts Friday sundown and ends Saturday at sundown.
2007-01-25 12:33:48 · answer #3 · answered by Doug H 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Come on folks. This loaded question begs a humorous response.
Sundays were known as Meatless Sundays. They didn't have cheese, and they didn't like to mention all the wine the consumed and so that left bread.
It could also be a commentary on stale bread. There was no air-tight packaging in those days.
2007-01-25 13:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, you're part right. Don't forget that the Jewish Sabbath was on Saturday....BUT the first day of the week -- Sunday -- actually began on Saturday evening after the Sabbath finished at sundown.
They actually worshipped as Jews in the synagogue on Saturday and, after sunset, they broke bread as Christians on Saturday evening....notice the mention of lamps (oil) in the following passage and Paul speaking until midnight. So......Paul departed by ship to head to Jerusalem on a Sunday morning.
7On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting.
Here's another bug-a-boo about terminology: Saturday was the Jewish Day of worship and it was called the Sabbath (meaning "rest"). Because of Jesus' resurrection on a Sunday, it gradually became known as the Lord's Day. The early church thus decided to worship on Sundays because it was getting too risky to have two worship services on one day -- Jewish in the morning and Christian in the evening because from 90 A.D. until 313 A.D. (when Constantine issued his Edict of Milan making Christianity a legal religion), Christians were highly persecuted because Christianity itself was illegal during those 225 (approx.) years.
2007-01-25 12:40:54 · answer #5 · answered by The Carmelite 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because on regular days they used a knife and cut the Bread. But Sunday was a day off and they were in a hurry to get to their local tavern they didn't have time to use a knife so they just started snatching and breaking the bread off in chunks and stuffing it down as they headed out the door they didn't want to miss the local game on the Tele.
BB, Boop Oop A Doop!
2007-01-25 12:30:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They chose Sunday because it is the day that Jesus rose from the dead. Before Sunday I think Saturday actually was the Lord's day because that technically is the last day of the week and that is when God rested.
2007-01-25 12:23:21 · answer #7 · answered by Snowman paul 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Peace!
Not really. Acts 2, 42-46 mentions a Eucharistic celebration every day. "Each day they met in the temple area; they broke bread in their homes; they shared their food with great joy and simplicity of heart;" (verse 46).
It appears that the early Christians celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with an agape meal.
Have a nice day.
2007-01-25 12:43:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
To add to that, John 20:19 "That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders suddenly Jesus was standing there among them...." Again we see that Jesus' disciples came together on Sunday.
2007-01-25 12:26:56 · answer #9 · answered by charmaine f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunday is the Lord's day (commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus). 7th day adventists will try and tell you the Sabbath is Saturday. They're wrong. I'm right.
2007-01-25 12:28:04 · answer #10 · answered by Justbrowsing 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋