Dont hold any day higher than another?

[Roman_Catholic_1]

Where is it in the Bible that says not to hold any day higher than any other day?

I was talking to a Protestant friend and I asked him why he didnt celebrate Christmas or Easter. He said because the Bible says not to hold any days higher than anyother days.

Does anyone know what verse this is and also what is the Catholic interpretation of that verse?

God Bless

 

[Lillith]

The only thing that comes to mind as remotely similar is found in Romans 14…but as you see this scripture is more about not judging each other…and actually refutes what your friend is implying.

**5One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. **

 

[Liberian]

Roman Catholic,

Lillith has answered you well. I don’t know of any place in the Bible that says not to hold one day higher than another, and there are plenty of places in the Bible where it says to hold the Sabbaths and the feast days (Passover, Weeks, and Booths) higher than other days. But those are all Old Testament references.

• Liberian

 

[NotWorthy]

Roman Catholic,

Lillith has answered you well. I don’t know of any place in the Bible that says not to hold one day higher than another, and there are plenty of places in the Bible where it says to hold the Sabbaths and the feast days (Passover, Weeks, and Booths) higher than other days. But those are all Old Testament references.

• Liberian

Yes, but all those days were perfected in one way or another by Jesus.

 

[AlanFromWichita]

Maybe this is the passage at issue:
Galatians 4:8-11:

At a time when you did not know God, you became slaves to things that by nature are not gods; but now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and destitute elemental powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again? You are observing days, months, seasons, and years. I am afraid on your account that perhaps I have labored for you in vain.

Also Jesus makes it clear that He is more interested in doing good and feeding the hungry even on the sabbath, even though it was against custom, and went so far as to say, “the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.”

That means in my opinion that under the law of love and mercy, the sabbath is an opportunity for us to rest and to grow spiritually, but frankly I think that is just a formalization of a call to spend a certain amount of time trying to escape active life that makes us crazy, and spend quiet time with God. Since I am a fan of contemplative prayer forms, this is very important to me personally.

Going to church on Sunday, IMO, is a way that we as a Church celebrate the sabbath, and the rules about attending Mass and resting are as they are to ensure we get a certain amount of spiritual “vitamins” regularly – not because God is going to get all bent out of shape if we get paid for work on the sabbath or whatever. Good thing, because if one could not work at one’s regular job and accept pay on the sabbath, that would put priests in quite the double-bind.

Alan