Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ginosko!usc!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: anselm!svalcour@dartvax.uucp (Scott Valcourt ) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: sunday vs. saturday Message-ID: Date: 18 Oct 89 21:51:54 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: St. Anselms College, Manchester, NH Lines: 28 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , palosaari@tiger.oxy.edu (Jedidiah Jon Palosaari) writes: > If we are susposed to worship on Saturday (Sabbath) and not Sunday, how > do we know that the day we now see as the Sabbath is the same day as the > early Christians saw as the Sabbath? In other words, could it be possible > that we messed up the calender not only in respect to years and months, but > also as concerns days of the week, so that someone worshipping on Saturday > might now be actually worshipping on Thursday? (I'm genuinely curious.) > This question brought up another question: According to the Catholic Church, a vigil mass may be celebrated on the Saturday before the Sunday mass, while the Sunday mass is the one that is celebrated on the "Day that the Lord has made." On special days, like Easter, for instance, Easter Vigil may not be celebrated until sunset on the Saturday before. I understand that this caused a bit of controversy when the Daylight Savings Time was changed and gave us more light in the evening before the mass. This caused many masses to be scheduled later (after sunset). My question is: if this "sunset" problem is such a problem, why does the Catholic Church allow for Sunday evening masses, after sunset, which "count" (if that's what people use it for) for fulfilling Sunday obligation? I refuse to attend Sunday night mass strictly on this basis. Any "light" to shed? -Scott Valcourt UUCP: ..!dartvax!anselm!svalcour Saint Anselm College <<--- "I should know going to a Catholic, Manchester, NH 03102 Liberal Arts College in the Bendictine Tradition!"