151 – 299 AD – 2pwason
Kay / Legliz / Liy Tan nan Krisyanis / 151 – 299 AD
They discuss the controversy over observance of the feast of Pascha (Pak). The Eastern Church follows John’s custom of celebrating the feast on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Nisan, regardless of the particular day of the week. The Western Church follows Peter’s custom of celebrating the feast always on a Sunday. Anicetus and Polycarp concelebrate Mass (CF. Irenaeus, c. 190 A.D., Letter to Victor of Rome; Eusebius, Istwa 5:24:16-17).
Revealing the early Church’s veneration of relics, the Christians in Smyrna, witnessing their Bishop’s martyrdom, te ekri, “And so later on we took up his bones, which are more valuable than precious stones and finer than refined gold, and deposited them in a suitable place. There gathering together, as we are able, ak kè kontan ak kè kontan, the Lord will permit us to celebrate the birthday of his martyrdom in commemoration of those who have already fought in the contest, and for the training and preparation of those who will do so in the future” (Mati a nan Saint Polykarp, c. 156 A.D., 18:2-3).
He also speaks of baptismal rebirth and Confirmation (Autolycus).
He writes of the Holy Trinity, Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, Mari kòm New Èv la, and authority of the Church of Rome—listing the Popes from Peter down to his day:
3:3:2 (Authority of the Church of Rome) “Since it would be too long to enumerate in such a volume as this the successions of all the Churches, nou pral konfonn tout moun ki, nan tou sa fason, … assemble other than where it is proper, pa montre yo isit la siksesyon yo nan evèk yo nan Legliz la pi gran ak pi ansyen li te ye nan tout, te fonde epi ki te òganize nan lavil Wòm pa de Apot yo ki pi bèl pouvwa, Pyè ak Pòl, ke Legliz ki te gen tradisyon an ak lafwa a ki vini desann nan nou apre li fin te anonse ak mesye pa Apot yo. Pou ak Legliz sa a, paske ki gen orijin li yo siperyè, tout Legliz dwe dakò, ki se, tout fidèl yo nan lemonn antye; epi li se nan li ke fidèl yo toupatou te kenbe tradisyon an apostolik. …
3:3:3 “The blessed Apostles [Pyè ak Pòl], li te gen te fonde li bati moute Legliz la [of Rome], yo tonbe nan men biwo a nan episkopa a nan Lenis. Paul makes mention of this Linus in the [Dezyèm] Epistle to Timothy (4:21). Se pou li nan plas Anacletus; epi apre l ', nan plas la twazyèm soti nan Apot yo, Clement te chwazi pou episkopa a. Li te wè beni Apot yo epi yo te konnen ak yo. Li ta ka dwe te di ke li te toujou tande eko yo nan predikasyon an nan Apot yo, Li te fè tradisyon yo devan je l '. Men, pa sèlman li, paske se la yo te anpil ka toujou rete ki te enstwi pa Apot yo.
“In the time of Clement, li te gen pa gen okenn ti divizyon parèt nan mitan frè yo nan Korent, Legliz la nan lavil Wòm voye yon lèt trè fò kretyen Korent yo, egzòte yo lapè ak renouvle lafwa yo. ... Pou Clement sa a, Evaristus plas; ak Aleksann plas Evaristus. Lè sa a,, sizyèm apre Apot yo, Sixtus te nonmen; dèyè l ', Telesphorus, ki moun ki tou te bèl pouvwa martyre. Lè sa a, Hyginus; dèyè l ', Pius; epi apre l ', Aniceto. Soter nan plas Anicetus, e kounye a,, an plas an douzyèm apre Apot yo, te anpil nan episkopa a tonbe nan Eleutherus. Yo nan lòd sa a, ak pa ansèyman an nan Apot yo lage desann nan Legliz la, te predikasyon an nan sa a verite a desann vin jwenn nou. ...
3:22:4 (Mari kòm New Èv la) “Consequently, Lè sa a,, Mary the Virgin is found to be obedient, di: "Gade, Seyè, sèvant ou; be it done to me according to your word” (Lk. 1:38). Eve, sepandan, was disobedient; and when yet a virgin, she did not obey. Just as she, who was then still a virgin although she had Adam for a husband,—for in Paradise they were both naked but were not ashamed (Gen. 2:25); pou, having been created only a short time, they had no understanding of the procreation of children and it was necessary that they first come to maturity before beginning to multiply,—having become disobedient, was made the cause of death for herself and for the whole human race; so also Mary, fiyanse ak yon nonm men kanmenm toujou yon jenn fi, ke yo te obeyisan, te fè kòz la gwo pouvwa pou delivre tèt li ak pou ras la tout antye imen. ... Se konsa, the knot of Eve’s disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary. What the virgin Eve had bound in unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosed through faith. …
4:17:5 (Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist) “He took from among creation that which is bread, and gave thanks, di, ‘This is My Body’ (Matt. 26:26). The cup likewise, which is from among the creation to which we belong, He confessed to be His Blood. …
4:20:1 (Holy Trinity) “It was not angels, Se poutèt sa, who made us nor who formed us, neither did angels have the power to make an image of God. It was not some power existing far from the Father of the universe, nor was it anyone else, other than the Word of the Lord. God had no need of others to make what He had already determined of Himself to make, as if He had not His own hands. For with Him always are the Word and the Wisdom, the Son and the Spirit, through whom and in whom He made all things freely and spontaneously; and to whom He spoke, di: ‘Let us make man in our image and likeness’ (Gen. 1:26)."
Pope Saint Victor I declares the universal observance of the feast of Pascha (Pak) on Sunday. The Bishops of Asia Minor (the Quartodecimans) oppose the ruling and Victor threatens them with excommunication. Irenaeus and others petition the Pope to reconsider, preventing the censure.
215 – Saint Hippolytus of Rome describes priestly ordination and Infant Baptism (Apostolic Tradition); calls Mary “spotless God-bearer” (Diskou sou fen a nan mond lan)
“Baptize first the children; e si yo te ka pale pou tèt yo, kite yo fè sa. Sinon, let their parents or other relatives speak for them” (Apostolic Tradition 21).
250 – First Recorded Prayer to Mary: Anba ou