Is it a sin to work on Sunday?

[Jerry_Marino]

Luke 6:5
…“The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

Hebrews 4
1 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. 2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. 3 For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said:
“So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest,’”

Blessings my friends

 

[Acolyte]

Again, and as I have suggested elsewhere,I think it would be beneficial first to consult your local parish priest. Another option would be to consider the encyclical letter written by Pope John Paul II, [Dies Domini (http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/j...nts/hf_jp-ii_apl_05071998_dies-domini_en.html). Finally, I would encourage you to listen to a couple of homilies given by Catholic priests on the matter:

• The 2nd and 3rd Commandments; Our Lady of La Sallette
• Keeping Sunday Holy

 

[nishkalank]

It is lawful to do good things on Sabbath days. The Sabbath is meant for rest and for conversation with God. What are good things ? Reading Scriptures, hearing Mass, visiting sick,giving food to the hungry,having togetherness in a family, helping other members or even neighbours etc are good things. There should be some physical rest tone can decide what good things one can do bearing in mind the Commandments of God and the Church.

Nishkalank

 

[mikekle]

Here’s what priests have told me. If working out is refreshing to you and helps you enjoy the day, do it. If it’s just hard work, don’t do it. Also, some people have special needs for medical conditions, etc. and can be accommodated accordingly. A little workout is probably not mortal sin. But I’d talk to your priest about such things.

That sounds like someone trying to justify working on the Sabbath.

Id trust the bible and go with that.

 

[mikekle]

I understand your situation, alot of people are in the same boat, but I dont think this concerns God, I think he would say trust and have faith in him versus worrying about worldly things, doesnt it say, ‘the Lord will provide’? I know in modern times, alot of people have to work saturdays and sundays, but again, it is WE, who have changed, not God, so I kinda think this is what he would tell us if we brought up such arguments.

Im not saying anything negative about you in particular though, just saying what I think God would feel about this. The bible tells us many times and in many ways not to be too worried about ‘earthly concerns’.

 

[nishkalank]

That sounds like someone trying to justify working on the Sabbath.

Id trust the bible and go with that.

We should no be blind. In the Bible we read "If one of your sheep fell in a well,will you not lift it up and rescue? " This question of Jesus shows very clearly that we must do good deeds on Sabbath and should not abstain from good deeds,quoting laws. Man is not made for Sabbath,but Sabbath is made for man.

 

[ChevalierdeJohn]

Some of the following has been mentioned, in various parts, in various prior comments.

1. We celebrate the Lord’s Day. We do not keep the Sabbath. That commandment is superseded by Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. This is proven by the Paulian proscription against the requirement of circumcision, which was (and is) for the Jews far more important than keeping the Sabbath/Saturday. To continue to keep the Sabbath would be to deny the grace of Christ’s sacrifice, which is to deny Christ. (So the next time Witnesses tell you the Sabbath is really on Saturday, you can very politely and kindly agree with them and explain that you don’t keep it because you believe in and love Jesus.)
2. On the Lord’s Day we are to glorify and adore the Lord and not to engage in activities that deliberately detract from that. Thus menial drudge work you do not enjoy is out. If you enjoy cleaning the bathrooms on Sunday because cleanliness is next to Godliness, then by all means clean the bathrooms! If you are scheduled to work a shift on Sunday and your family needs the income, fulfilling your marital vocation to provide for your family surely glorifies God, so by all means go to work. If you have the opportunity to bill extra hours on Sunday so you can afford an expensive vacation, your priorities are wrong. I personally think that amateur sporting events are fine but professional sporting events ought to be avoided, but then, I think professional sports has been an obvious sign of immorality and social decay since the gladiatorial fights in the Coliseum. Sports and games are excellent social activities, but there is something about grown men being paid to play with their balls that strikes me as evidencing social malaise.
3. I personally tend to enjoy spending Sundays at home with family and friends and not out at a movie or a restaurant. However, other people have to provide for their families as well. I respect businesses that remain closed on Sundays, but I don’t fault or think badly of those who do choose to remain open. I have no way of knowing whether that extra day means the difference between paying their employees or closing the doors, and as a Christian it is incumbent on me to give them the benefit of the doubt. I certainly don’t have any qualms about shopping for groceries on a Sunday. If you can afford not to work on Sunday and you do go out or go shopping, I think you should think about being especially generous when tipping.
4. Sometimes we can get too caught up in “avoiding sin”, as if what is required of us is to avoid a checklist of “do nots”. It’s true that we are to avoid sin, but Christ advised us to love God and love our fellow men. Especially on the Lord’s Day we might do best to emulate our Lord. Rather than engage in a miserly humbuggery of “avoiding sin” we could focus on positive acts of loving others and loving and glorifying God. If like the Pharisees we focus all our attention on “avoiding sin” we may forget to love, whereas if we truly love we will of necessity avoid sin.

 

[Glacies]

The Catechism of St. Pius X says servile work is prohibited on festivals, that is on Sundays and other festivals instituted by the Church.

6 Q: What does the Third Commandment forbid?

A: The Third Commandment forbids servile works and any other works that hinder the worship of God.
7 Q: What servile works are forbidden on festivals?

A: The servile works forbidden on festivals are those works called manual, that is, those material works in which the body has more part than the mind, such, for instance, as are ordinarily done by servants, laborers, and artisans.
8 Q: What sin does one commit by working on festivals?

A: One commits a mortal sin by working on festivals; brevity of time, however, will excuse from grave sin.
9 Q: Is no servile work at all permitted on festivals?

A: On festivals those works are permitted which are necessary for life, or for the service of God; as well as those done for a grave reason, with leave, when possible, from the Pastor.
10 Q: Why is servile work forbidden on festivals?

A: Servile work is forbidden on festivals in order that we may the better attend to divine worship, and to the care of our souls; And to enable us to rest from toil. Hence innocent recreation is not forbidden.

 

[mikekle]

We should no be blind. In the Bible we read "If one of your sheep fell in a well,will you not lift it up and rescue? " This question of Jesus shows very clearly that we must do good deeds on Sabbath and should not abstain from good deeds,quoting laws. Man is not made for Sabbath,but Sabbath is made for man.

Yes, good deeds are one thing, but simply going to work like any other day is something else entirely.

It is true our world has changed and most people think nothing of working every day, but have to remember God does not care about how the world changes, he does not and will not change, his standards are still the same, it doesnt matter if ours are different just because its 2014.