Reverting and Sunday Work

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I’ve recently been drawn back to the faith, but I have a problem. I work part time in a grocery store, and my boss schedules me on Sundays. I can easily go to mass but I’m more concerned with the resting obligation.

Legally, am I allowed to ask my boss not to work Sundays? (He’s a Christian so think he’d understand.)

But I just asked him to cut me down from four days a week to three for school, and I worry that he might think I’m just trying to get out of work even more. My mom told me to not even bother (she isn’t very supportive.)

I’m not asking if I can work on Sundays (obviously not, I don’t think a grocery clerk fullfills the criteria in the catechism for necessary jobs.) I’m just asking what I should do.

Also I’d only have to deal with this for a few more months or so.
 
You can ask your boss to take you off of Sunday’s. If he can’t accommodate that request though he could let you go if your position requries that you work Sunday.

If you work Sunday because of your obligations during the week with school, as long as you still fulfill your Sunday obligation, I don’t THINK that would be considered a sin. Your preist could tell you for sure.
 
Working on Sunday isn’t a sin when it’s your only opportunity or when you’re compelled. It becomes sinful when you choose to work unnecessarily for financial gain, etc. at the expense of your family time and time due to God.
 
Gferry said:
I don’t think a grocery clerk fullfills the criteria in the catechism for necessary jobs
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It could. People inadvertently run out of essential foods, or they get in a last-minute pinch and have to get something that can be quickly cooked. Babies need formula. People travel and need food and sundries on the road. And so on.

I don’t do the weekly “big” grocery shopping on Sundays if I can help it, but small necessary purchases are not problematical. Even traditional catechisms make allowance for local custom.

Businesses that close on Sundays, such as Chick-fil-a and Hobby Lobby, set a good example, but then again, people do not have to have chicken sandwiches and household craft notions on Sunday. (Any parent with children in school can tell you, however, about that last-minute project that is due on Monday and that requires construction paper, glue, wooden dowels, or what have you. That isn’t an issue when you homeschool.)
 
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I don’t think a grocery clerk fullfills the criteria in the catechism for necessary jobs
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Is it necessary for the store to be open to serve the needs of those who require to buy food on Sunday? Is it necessary for you to work to earn a wage, and the terms of your employment require that you work on Sunday? You don’t have to be a first responder or medical professional for your work to be necessary.
 
Got it. Thank you all for your responses and I’ll head to confession tonight.
 
HomeschoolDad said:
Any parent with children in school can tell you, however, about that last-minute project that is due on Monday and that requires construction paper, glue, wooden dowels, or what have you.
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This is so very, very true and it made me smile.
 
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