Sunday - going to restaurants

[CRV]

You still have to eat. Choosing to eat at a restaurant that operates on Sundays anyway does not make you the cause of it being open or the cause of the employees working on that Sunday that you decide to patronize that business.

The restaurant would still be operating on Sunday if you decided not to patronize it. Therefore you are not the cause of it being open on Sundays nor are you the cause of the employees working those shifts on Sundays. They are rostered on to work those shifts and it is up to them to decide whether to work them or not or swap shifts for other hours etc etc. Your going to the restaurant on Sunday is not forcing the workers to work and prevent them from Sunday Worship, rest & relaxation etc.

Matthew 12:1-8 and Mark 2:23-28

CCC #2817 "Sanctifying Sundays and holy days requires a common effort. Every Christian should avoid making unnecessary demands on others that would hinder them from observing the Lord’s Day. Traditional activities (sport, restaurants, etc.), and social necessities (public services, etc.), require some people to work on Sundays, but everyone should still take care to set aside sufficient time for leisure. "

With temperance and charity the faithful will see to it that they avoid the excesses and violence sometimes associated with popular leisure activities. In spite of economic constraints, public authorities should ensure citizens a time intended for rest and divine worship. Employers have a similar obligation toward their employees.

 

[MiserereMeiDei]

I go to lunch after serving mass with my octogenarian traditional priest every week.

 

[MiserereMeiDei]

Don’t do it!

 

[Irishmom2]

See post #22.

 

[athea]

You can ask to 10 priest and 20 nuns and each one might give you a different answer. One can think you should not do anything on Sundays, others will tell you you have to glorify Sundays, enjoy them, celebrate them. More than having this problem, you should focus on being a good or bad person. Going or not a restaurant is not going to offend God. Give a good tip, and God will smile at you

 

[HomeschoolDad]

There’s been tons of threads asking if it was okay to do the following on Sunday

Exercise
Laundry
Study
Shopping
Online shopping
Eating out
Watching movies
Gardening
Playing video games
Grocery shopping

I would actually have to vote against study, where it is something required (as in high school and college) and more or less constitutes work and one’s “job” of sorts. Studying with a goal in sight (meeting a deadline, having to pass or get a certain grade on a difficult test, “cramming”, having to fulfill expectations of absorbing and interpreting massive amounts of information) can be much, much more stressful than a job in the “real world”. Especially if you are carrying a large course load, it’s something that is always with you, something that is always “breathing down your neck”.

Study at leisure, for one’s edification or self-actualization, is not problematical. I’m not so much suggesting that it is a sin to study on Sunday — it’s not — as it is a forced de-sacralization of the day if you are in a demanding academic program. And some professors don’t seem to grasp (or just don’t care) that you have other classes to tend to as well. I’m glad those days are far behind me.

 

[blackforest]

It’s impossible to get out of ALL labor. The garden needs some water to stay alive. A baby requires the servile labor of feedings and diaper changes. Leaving the dishes dirty and counters unwashed invites in the ants, bugs, and hungry house pets.

As with so much of our faith, context is the key. Our Lord wanted the early Hebrews to set aside their exhausting servile tasks to spend some time with Him. But Moses and Miriam still had to chase their children . . .

 

[HumbleIOughtToBe]

Can confirm, also people at a certain retail store (that I worked at) that sells things related to the suburban neighborhood (won’t name the company) pays people $2 more per hour for the weekend.
(3 days * 8 hours * $10.50) + (2 days * 8 hours * $12.50) = $452 dollars for 40 hours a week.
(5 days * 8 hours * $10.50) = $420 dollars for 40 hours a week. The difference between the two is $32 dollars.

Historical context:
If in 2019 I purchased an item for $452.00 then in 1975 that same item would cost $94.71
If in 2019 I purchased an item for $452.00 then in 1960 that same item would cost $52.11
If in 2019 I purchased an item for $420.00 then in 1975 that same item would cost $88.00
If in 2019 I purchased an item for $420.00 then in 1960 that same item would cost $48.42
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

 

[Jen7]

I would actually have to vote against study, where it is something required (as in high school and college) and more or less constitutes work and one’s “job” of sorts.

Yes, I tend to agree. I tell my kids we skip our ‘tiring work that can wait’ on Sunday. For my kids that means no homework; for me it means extra time to read and no cleaning the bathrooms! For my husband it means no shopping or mowing the lawn; for my dad (who loves yard work) it means mowing and gardening. Different for everyone!

 

[Jen7]

But Moses and Miriam still had to chase their children . . .

Which is why I let my kids watch movies on Sunday. Mama needs to put her feet up a little too! :crazy_face:

 

[TheLittleLady]

Going out on Sunday because it is Sunday is not sinful, it is a tradition for many of the faithful.

 

[TheLittleLady]

some evangelical Christians do their cooking on Saturday night, apparently to free themselves up for a day of worship on Sunday, and to make food preparation on Sundays minimal.

OR you put the pot roast in the over before you leave for Sunday School

 

[HomeschoolDad]

some evangelical Christians do their cooking on Saturday night, apparently to free themselves up for a day of worship on Sunday, and to make food preparation on Sundays minimal.

I stayed with a family of evangelicals one weekend as their houseguest, and they prepared an enormous spread on Saturday night, big cake for dessert, you name it, the works. These were people who knew how to eat!