Sunday / Holy Day "Obligation"

[EasterJoy]

IIn fact, obligations can be an annoying reminder that we are not truly up to the task of self determination.

Yes…because if no one needed insistence from those charged with leading them, the “obligation” aspect would never come up. It would only be a matter of forbidding people to go when they *shouldn’t *be there! (I’m sorry, Mrs. Smith, but you use a walker and it is a sheet of ice out there, plus you have walking pneumonia, if not the swine flu…STAY HOME!!)

 

[Psalm_51]

Heaven forbid that we should be obligated as Christians to do anything. Christianity should be easy and obligation free.

 

[mommamaree]

I actually like the term obligation, because, as a new Catholic, it reminds me in a clear way that there are things that God expects of me. I like having that accountability. I needed to learn to be obedient. I have always been a bit of a free spirit, doing things my own way, even when it leads to pain. So to be forcibly reminded that I have an obligation, a duty or responsibility, to my God, to my Church, to my faith, is a good thing for my personality type.

 

[sulkow82]

Heaven forbid that we should be obligated as Christians to do anything. Christianity should be easy and obligation free.

Shocking isn’t it!

One time I was at a Christmas party talking with a non-Catholic Christian. I had mentioned that there was a news article talking about how many Churches were closed for Christmas Day. She looked at me with a “yea, so?” My response was that being a Catholic, Mass is an obligation on Christmas. Her response was mandating to attend Church on Christmas was an excessive burden. Saying this at a Christmas party ! She was wearing a shirt saying “Jesus is my homeboy.” We love to attend birthday parties for each other, why not include our Lord?

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