Sabbath rules

[avemaria40]

Hey, I have a question. Ok, I want to know if it's ok to do some chores on a sunday. B/c my parents work and we're busy so we can't get away w/not doing chores and also, is it ok to go shopping on a Sunday w/a friend? b/c i never get to see my friends and i went w/one of them today and i was just curious. when i was in Confession once, the priest said ur only Sabbath requirement was to go to Mass but i'm really not sure since i've read in other sources that u have to keep Sunday a holy day. so what should i do?

[Aloysius]

you can't do servile work, meaning you cannot get paid for it (unless forced by very unjust conditions it is necessary for your survival to work and get paid on sunday)

[Socrates]

[quote name='Aloysius' date='Jul 17 2005, 06:19 PM']you can't do servile work, meaning you cannot get paid for it (unless forced by very unjust conditions it is necessary for your survival to work and get paid on sunday)
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Actually "servile work" doesn't mean paid work, but any labor that would have traditionally been done by slaves or servants (manual labor as opposed to study and intellectual work). However, paid work should also be avoided on the sabbath if possible.

I don't think there's anything wrong with doing light chores around the house or such on Sunday if there is not time to do them the rest of the week, so long as they don't interfere with restful enjoyment of the Sabbath.

[MilesChristi]

On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body. Family needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. The faithful should see to it that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health.

-CCC 2185

[Quietfire]

Unfortunately, some of us have to work on Sunday.
Im hoping its temporary, otherwise I might be inclined to throw a fit. :irate:

Or rather

Edited July 18, 2005 by Quietfire

[Colleen]

from John Paul II's apostolic letter, [url="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_05071998_dies-domini_en.html"]Dies Domine[/url]:

68. In order that rest may not degenerate into emptiness or boredom, it must offer spiritual enrichment, greater freedom, opportunities for contemplation and fraternal communion. Therefore, [b]among the forms of culture and entertainment which society offers, the faithful should choose those which are most in keeping with a life lived in obedience to the precepts of the Gospel. [/b]Sunday rest then becomes "prophetic", affirming not only the absolute primacy of God, but also the primacy and dignity of the person with respect to the demands of social and economic life, and anticipating in a certain sense the "new heavens" and the "new earth", in which liberation from slavery to needs will be final and complete. In short, the Lord's Day thus becomes in the truest sense the day of man as well.

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82. It is with this strong conviction of faith, and with awareness of the heritage of human values which the observance of Sunday entails, that [b]Christians today must face the enticements of a culture which has accepted the benefits of rest and free time, but which often uses them frivolously and is at times attracted by morally questionable forms of entertainment. Certainly, Christians are no different from other people in enjoying the weekly day of rest; but at the same time they are keenly aware of the uniqueness and originality of Sunday, the day on which they are called to celebrate their salvation and the salvation of all humanity.[/b] Sunday is the day of joy and the day of rest precisely because it is "the Lord's Day", the day of the Risen Lord.

[cmotherofpirl]

[quote name='avemaria40' date='Jul 17 2005, 06:48 PM']Hey, I have a question.  Ok, I want to know if it's ok to do some chores on a sunday.  B/c my parents work and we're busy so we can't get away w/not doing chores and also, is it ok to go shopping on a Sunday w/a friend? b/c i never get to see my friends and i went w/one of them today and i was just curious. when i was in Confession once, the priest said ur only Sabbath requirement was to go to Mass but i'm really not sure since i've read in other sources that u have to keep Sunday a holy day.  so what should i do?
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My friends and I go to lunch and shopping every Sunday afternoon after Mass.

[bx_racer]

[quote name='Colleen' date='Jul 17 2005, 07:48 PM']from John Paul II's apostolic letter, [url="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_05071998_dies-domini_en.html"]Dies Domine[/url]:

68. In order that rest may not degenerate into emptiness or boredom, it must offer spiritual enrichment, greater freedom, opportunities for contemplation and fraternal communion. Therefore, [b]among the forms of culture and entertainment which society offers, the faithful should choose those which are most in keeping with a life lived in obedience to the precepts of the Gospel. [/b]Sunday rest then becomes "prophetic", affirming not only the absolute primacy of God, but also the primacy and dignity of the person with respect to the demands of social and economic life, and anticipating in a certain sense the "new heavens" and the "new earth", in which liberation from slavery to needs will be final and complete. In short, the Lord's Day thus becomes in the truest sense the day of man as well.

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82. It is with this strong conviction of faith, and with awareness of the heritage of human values which the observance of Sunday entails, that [b]Christians today must face the enticements of a culture which has accepted the benefits of rest and free time, but which often uses them frivolously and is at times attracted by morally questionable forms of entertainment. Certainly, Christians are no different from other people in enjoying the weekly day of rest; but at the same time they are keenly aware of the uniqueness and originality of Sunday, the day on which they are called to celebrate their salvation and the salvation of all humanity.[/b] Sunday is the day of joy and the day of rest precisely because it is "the Lord's Day", the day of the Risen Lord.
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[Sarah_JC]

We don't have Sunday shopping in Nova Scotia!! Yay!

(But I'd rather work on Sundays than allow gay "marriage"... argh.)

[White Knight]

If it comes to that Sarah_JC I agree.


But as far as getting paid on Sunday or Saturday or however you celebrate the Sabbath Day, I think you souldn't get paid. but you can still do work like community service or chores for parents or mow the grass or something like that. thats how I see it.