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    The 2nd century Church prayed toward the east and worshipped on Sunday

    Others, with greater regard to good manners, it must be confessed, suppose that the sun is the god of the Christians, because it is a well-known fact that we pray towards the east, or because we make Sunday a day of festivity.

    Tertullian
    Ad Nationes, Book I
    Chapter XIII

    Format QuotePosted on November 19, 2016November 19, 2016Author davidkarleCategories Ante-Nicene FathersTags Church, Prayer, Tertullian, Tradition, Worship

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