Canon XVIII.
If any one, under pretence of asceticism, shall fast on Sunday, let him
be anathema.
Notes.
Ancient Epitome of Canon XVIII.
Whoso fasts on the Lord's day or on the Sabbath let him be anathema.
Zonaras.
Eustathius appointed the Lord's day as a fast, whereas, because Christ
rose from the grave and delivered human nature from sin on that day, we
should spend it in offering joyous thanks to God. But fasting carries
with it the idea of grief and sorrow. For this reason those who fast
on Sunday are subjected to the punishment of anathema.
Balsamon.
By many canons we are warned against fasting or grieving on the festal
and joyous Lord's day, in remembrance of the resurrection of the Lord;
but that we should celebrate it and offer thanks to God, that we be
raised from the fall of sin. But this canon smites the Eustathians
with anathema because they taught that the Lord's days should be
fasted. Canon LXIV. of the Apostolic Canons cuts off such of the laity
as shall so fast, and deposes such of the clergy. See also Canon LV.
of the Council in Trullo.
This canon is found in the Corpus Juris Canonici, Gratian's Decretum,
Pars I., Dist. xxx., c. vij.
About this blog...
I have read a lot of conflicting material on the subject of the Sabbath and the Lord's Day and because of this I have decided to start my own historical research. I am going back and reading as many historical references as I can find in their original context. This blog will be a summery of what I find.
The Basic Guidelines that I Will Be Following:
- I will not take any quotes out of context.
- I will try to categorize by place and date.
- I will try my best to only post clearly documented material. Where this is not possible, I will not post the material or else I will make it clear that the
material's authenticity is questionable.
- I will keep my personal assumptions to a minimum.
Points of Interest to Me:
- The early Christian church view of Saturday as the Sabbath and Sunday as the Lord's Day.
- The early Celtic church and Saturday Sabbath observance.
- The Roman Catholic Church's claim to have changed the Saturday Sabbath to Sunday.
- The Eastern Orthodox church and how it distinguished between "the Sabbath" (Saturday) and "the Lord's
day" (Sunday).
- The dynamics between modern Christians with different perspectives on this subject.
The Basic Guidelines that I Will Be Following:
- I will not take any quotes out of context.
- I will try to categorize by place and date.
- I will try my best to only post clearly documented material. Where this is not possible, I will not post the material or else I will make it clear that the
material's authenticity is questionable.
- I will keep my personal assumptions to a minimum.
Points of Interest to Me:
- The early Christian church view of Saturday as the Sabbath and Sunday as the Lord's Day.
- The early Celtic church and Saturday Sabbath observance.
- The Roman Catholic Church's claim to have changed the Saturday Sabbath to Sunday.
- The Eastern Orthodox church and how it distinguished between "the Sabbath" (Saturday) and "the Lord's
day" (Sunday).
- The dynamics between modern Christians with different perspectives on this subject.
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