Beer on Sunday

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Is it sinful to go out for beers on Sunday evening, keeping in mind that one of the ten commandments is to keep holy the sabbath i.e. the Lord’s day?

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Is it sinful to go out for beers on Sunday evening, keeping in mind that one of the ten commandments is to keep holy the sabbath i.e. the Lord’s day.
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Is the question about beer or about going out?

There is nothing wrong with drinking beer (or any alcohol for that matter) on Sunday. It would be wrong to get drunk on any day of the week.

As far as going out, there are good arguments that shopping on Sunday should be avoided in general. Whether this applies to restaurant or pub visits is debatable.
 
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Is it sinful to go out for beers on Sunday evening, keeping in mind that one of the ten commandments is to keep holy the sabbath i.e. the Lord’s day?

Thanks all, God bless
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Adding to the above mentioned posts, how much beer?
 
According to why, where, with who, etc. Beer like many other things is not sinful in and of itself. What we do with it can be. Gluttony can take many forms. If my friends called me and asked me to come over and have a beer with them on Sunday evening, I’d probably do so. I wouldn’t go to a frat party and get wasted, which isn’t a good idea any day of the week.

Part of Sunday is relaxing and resting too. You can do that with your friends while having a beer, and still glorify God with your behavior.
 
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Is it sinful to go out for beers on Sunday evening, keeping in mind that one of the ten commandments is to keep holy the sabbath i.e. the Lord’s day?

Thanks all, God bless
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Absolute nonsense!!! Your question suggests a propensity towards a protestant attitude towards alcohol. This attitude, prominant in the US derives largely from the Puritans who considered anything that was fun to be sinful!.
In many parts of the world, beer is considered not so much as a recreational beverage but as an adjunct to eating. Catholic teaching tells us that there is nothing wrong with either eating or drinking-only with abusing these thing through excess.
G*d commanded us to rest and pray on Sunday. He did not say we could not amuse ourselves on Sunday:D.
 
It’s not sinful to drink beer on Sunday. I think there is a reasonable debate as to wether is is supporting sin to patronize a drinking or eating establishment on Sunday.
 
Is it my delusion, or is it true?

The places that grew the best grapes for wine remained Catholic?

Coincidence much?
 
This is a puzzling thread,

It seems very Protestant to me. We aren’t to work on Sunday if we can avoid it. We can shop, go to the park, see a movies, well do nearly anything.

The Catholic Church doesn’t even get as strict regarding work that needs to be done on the sabbath. It’s just not something we got hung up about. 🤷
 
Thanks everybody. This has been helpful.

As for the questions about amount, I meant two or at the most three pints of beer… although writing this three seems like too many to me. For a smallish girl that is.

I asked my priest and he said it’s fine to go out for beers, but NOT to get drunk, especially since getting drunk lowers your inhibitions and you might do other things you regret!

So as for me… I will go out with a couple friends and enjoy a pint or two tomorrow evening. So long as I’m careful!!!

Love & God bless everybody!!!
 
No.

Keep of course as always to moderation and choose wisely where one goes.
 
Drink one of the many fine beers made by monks and leave a good tip.
 
Mary_Margaret said:
Is it sinful to go out for beers on Sunday evening, keeping in mind that one of the ten commandments is to keep holy the sabbath i.e. the Lord’s day?

Thanks all, God bless
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I think the Sabbath is Saturday. We celebrate christ’s resurrection on the eigth day after the sabbath. ie Sunday.
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*For Christians the “Sabbath” rest was transferred to the first day of the week—Sunday, the day Our Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead. For us, Sunday marks the day of the new creation, when Christ conquered sin, darkness and death. Sunday marks the day of the new covenant when Christ, the High Priest who offered Himself as the unblemished Passover lamb of sacrifice on the altar of the cross, gave the promise of everlasting life. Therefore, Sunday is the fulfillment of the Sabbath of the Old Testament. St. Justin Martyr (d. 165) wrote, "Sunday, indeed, is the day on which we hold our common assembly because it is the first day on which God, transforming the darkness and matter, created the world; and our Savior, Jesus Christ, arose from the dead on the same day.

Despite our very complex and busy modern times, we must strive to keep the “Sabbath Day”—Sunday—holy. Our first priority is to worship God publicly by participating at holy Mass. Since the days of the Apostles, the Church community has gathered together on Sunday to attend Mass. The logically mandates, “On Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass” (No. 1247). This obligation makes perfect sense. Following St. Thomas Aquinas’ thought, we have a moral obligation to give visible, public and regular worship to the God who created all things, including ourselves; who has blessed us in many ways; and who saved us from sin. Just as we attend to our material and physical concerns—such as getting proper sleep, food, exercise and hygiene—we must attend to the well-being of our souls through prayer and public worship.
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While this is a precept of our Church, we should consider it a privilege to attend Mass. *

So, to answer your question. Beers ok.:thumbsup:
 
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