CCC 2185: 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.
The charity of truth seeks holy leisure - the necessity of charity accepts just work.
CCC 2193: "On Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound . . . to abstain from those labors and business concerns which impede the worship to be rendered to God, the joy which is proper to the Lord's Day, or the proper relaxation of mind and body" (CIC, can. 1247).
- Catechism: Work, rest, and culture
- Catechism: A Day of Grace and Rest from Work
- Biblical Contradiction: God does or does not rest:
- Litany For Sunday
- Catechism: Sunday
- Easter Sunday Prayer
- Catechism: The Sunday Eucharist
- Catechism: The Sunday Obligation
- Catechism: Sunday Assembly
- Catechism: Sunday – Fulfillment of Sabbath
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