From Catholic Answers website 2013
Question
"The Bible refers to Saturday as being the Sabbath. How did the Catholic Church arrive at Sunday as the Sabbath, and are we committing a mortal sin by not obeying this Commandment and keeping Saturday holy?"Answer
"The obligation to set aside time for worship is part of the natural law that is binding on everyone. Not all of the laws found in the Old Testament are part of the natural law, and those which are not part of the natural law—e.g., the obligation to worship on Saturday—were only ever binding on the Jews. Christians are not bound by them. Since Jesus was resurrected from the dead on Sunday, it makes sense for Christians to set aside Sunday for worship....."
Response to Catholic Answers: Where does it say that the Law of God is "natural law" ?
Natural Law definition: "Natural law, or the law of nature, is a system of law that is purportedly determined by nature, and thus universal. Classically, natural law refers to the use of reason to analyze human nature—both social and personal—and deduce binding rules of moral behavior from it." Wikipedia
"A law or body of laws that derives from nature and is believed to be binding upon human actions apart from or in conjunction with laws established by human authority." FreeDictionary
"a body of law or a specific principle held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law." Miriam-Webster
"A law or body of laws that derives from nature and is believed to be binding upon human actions apart from or in conjunction with laws established by human authority." FreeDictionary
"a body of law or a specific principle held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law." Miriam-Webster
The 10 Commandments were not determined by nature--rather--they were determined by the CREATOR..... not by His creation
And His Sabbath predates the "Jews" as a race: And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Genesis 2:2,3
The reading of the above & below text is so clear in meaning-a child could grasp it
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God:....
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 20:10,11
