Catechism in Pictures, text & image-33
THE COMMANDMENTS.
The Third Commandment (concl.):
Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.
1. The custom of profaning Sunday is bad for society at large, which is often severely punished for the sin.
2. Serville work may be done on a Sunday when there is some real necessity for it and it is in connection with some charity, but in no case can it be urged as an excuse for not attending mass.
3. The higher occupations, by which we mean those in which the mind plays a larger part than the body, as, for example, reading and writing, are not prohibited on Sundays.
4. Nor is there any objection to innocent recreation such as tennis, badminton, croquet, &c., if indulged in moderation, but all dangerous amusements, which in the end do great harm, are strictly forbidden. 5. Besides Mass, the hearing of which is obligatory, the Church recommends attendance at sermons and the evening services. 6. Lastly, the Church also enjoins us on Sundays to perform …More