Catholic Answers Live #12936 How Do You Justify Replacing Holy Days? Apostles and Mary - Joe Heschmeyer
Oct 15, 2026
Joe Heschmeyer, Catholic apologist and author of The Early Church Was the Catholic Church, explores Christian feasts, alleged pagan origins, and why Sunday replaced the Saturday Sabbath. He examines the unique role of the Apostles, apostolic succession, missionary traditions about Peter, John, Thomas, and others, plus early writings on Mary, her Assumption, and Rome’s authority.
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Christmas Was Not Borrowed From Sol Invictus
- Christmas on December 25 predates the earliest evidence of a significant pagan celebration on that date.
- Hippolytus linked the date to Jesus’ conception and death, not to Sol Invictus or the winter solstice.
How Christ Fulfilled The Mosaic Calendar
- Catholic worship does not treat every biblical practice as permanently binding, distinguishing moral, civil, and ceremonial laws.
- Colossians 2 identifies festivals, new moons, and Sabbaths as shadows fulfilled in Christ, while Acts 15 rejects imposing Mosaic observances.
Why Early Christians Worshiped On Sunday
- Early Christian evidence strongly favors Sunday worship rather than continuation of the Saturday Sabbath.
- Ignatius, Justin Martyr, and Revelation connect the Lord’s Day with creation, Christ’s Resurrection, and Pentecost.
