Catholic Basics

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(1) understand the doctrine of Transubstantiation and all that it implies
(2) Believe in the intercession of Mary and the saints
(3) Go to confession
(4) Never miss Mass
(5) pray the rosary
 
fhansen said:
All of those things are instructed and motivated by love, or they’re not of Christian origin or value.
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Given the juridical approach of the Church to the Liturgy prior to Vatican 2 - and in which I lived, that did not appear to be the case. It certainly is the emphasis of Sacrosanctum Concilium.
 
Live the Golden Rule; and humbly receive the life-giving Mysteries of Christ our True God.

Deacon Christopher
 
Did they remove the part about the prohibition of servile labor on Sundays? Other than go to Mass, and refrain from uneccesary labor, what should we do on Sunday to keep it holy?
 
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Did they remove the part about the prohibition of servile labor on Sundays? Other than go to Mass, and refrain from uneccesary labor, what should we do on Sunday to keep it holy?
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Latin Canon Law
Can. 1247 On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.
Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord’s day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.
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Ok. I realize I was using very broad brushstrokes in my post there but there’s a reason for it. I, too, was raised in the pre Vatican II Church and view the Church now as understanding God’s love, and the love He wants to achieve in us, better than ever. And while I recognize that the term “love” can easily be misunderstood, misapplied, and abused I also understand why the Church teaches the following about man’s “particular judgment”, quoting St John of the Cross:
”At the evening of life we shall be judged on our love.”

The fulfillment of the Greatest Commandments in each individual is the goal of Christianity, and therefore the purpose of the Church in everything she teaches and does, including her jurisprudence at the end of the day.

Love is the basis of the divine law, the natural law, and any “publicly revealed” law such as the Ten Commandments or the Mosaic law for that matter.
 
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