Is ANY work allowed on Sundays?

[detroitelektro]

In order to keep holy the Sabbath day, are Catholics still required to refrain from any type of work related activities? I always understood this to be a small ‘t’ tradition and thus is suggested but not required.

 

[Reginald_Plum]

detroitelektro,

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