Council 112 This is the Faith January 2007

Tony Marino is an Air Force veteran who later received a degree in English Literature at Long Island University. For more than 30 years, he was an insurance agent for Aetna before eventually becoming a private insurance consultant. Since his retirement in 2003, he has devoted himself to the service of St. Peter's Parish in Concord and the Right to Life movement in New Hampshire. Tony has been married to his wife, Annette for more than 40 years. They have ten children and 22 grandchildren.

III. “REMEMBER TO KEEP THE SABBATH DAY HOLY”

The third commandment recalls the holiness of the Sabbath, that it is a day of rest, holy to the Lord. The Sabbath was entrusted to Israel to keep as a sign of the “irrevocable covenant”, holy and set apart for the praise of God, His work of creation, and His saving actions on behalf of Israel. God’s action is the model for human action. If He rested and was refreshed after the work of creation, than man ought to rest, and let others, especially the poor, be refreshed.

Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week, Sunday, and His resurrection recalls the first creation. For us Christians, this day has become the first of all days, the first of all feasts, the Lord’s Day. For Christians, the ceremonial observance of Sunday replaces that of the Sabbath. In Christ’s Passover, Sunday fulfils the spiritual truth of the Jewish Sabbath, and announces man’s eternal rest in God. The celebration of Sunday observes the moral commandment to render to God an outward, visible, public, and regular worship to Him, and fulfils the moral commandment of the “Old Covenant”.
Sunday is the day, in the light of apostolic tradition, on which the paschal mystery is celebrated, and is observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the universal church. The celebration of the Lord’s Day, and His Eucharist is at the center of the life of His Church.

The precept of the Church specifies the law of the Lord more precisely: “On Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass. Reception of the Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice, so all faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist, unless excused by serious reason, e.g. illness, care of infants, or dispensation by their own pastor. Too deliberately fail in this obligation is to commit grievous sin.

On Sundays, and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work, or other activities that hinder the worship of God. Family needs, or important social service can legitimately excuse a person from the obligation of Sunday rest, but the faithful should see to it, that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health.

Please see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, pages 523 through 529, paragraphs 2168 through 2195. Read your catechism, it’s what we believe.

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