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fakename
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Is going to the park to relax for more than 2 hours a violation of the sabbath?
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Would going to the park and buying some groceries violate the sabbath?
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Trishie
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Going to the park to relax is fine so long as a person goes to Mass and give time to God, and helps others where possible.
vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c1a3.htm
2184 Just as God "rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done,"121 human life has a rhythm of work and rest. The institution of the Lord’s Day helps everyone enjoy adequate rest and leisure to cultivate their familial, cultural, social, and religious lives.122
-from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c1a3.htm
2184 Just as God "rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done,"121 human life has a rhythm of work and rest. The institution of the Lord’s Day helps everyone enjoy adequate rest and leisure to cultivate their familial, cultural, social, and religious lives.122
-from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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Anathama_Sit
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Greetings Fakename,Is going to the park to relax for more than 2 hours a violation of the sabbath?
No going to the park to relax is not a violation of the sabbath.
As with your groceries question. Is it absolutely critical that you go and buy groceries on Sunday, can it not wait until Monday? I know in the past there have been times when I have been entertaining guests at my house and I have had to swing by the store to buy a forgotten item or two needed for this. But my philosophy is, there are SIX other days you can do you grocery shopping.
God Bless.
Anathama Sit
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Usagi
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The Sabbath is Saturday, and the laws regarding it are not binding on Christians. (As I understand it, were you an Orthodox Jew, the answer to your question might well be “Yes.”)
If you are speaking of the Catholic treatment of Sunday, recreation (which would include sitting in the park) is explicitly one of its purposes. We are to abstain from “servile work” where possible, but I don’t see that grocery shopping would violate that.
Usagi
If you are speaking of the Catholic treatment of Sunday, recreation (which would include sitting in the park) is explicitly one of its purposes. We are to abstain from “servile work” where possible, but I don’t see that grocery shopping would violate that.
Usagi
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Saburo
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As Usagi-san implies, restorative recreation is one of the intents of a day of rest. If toiling in your garden is your idea of a great time, toil away. Just go to mass first.
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Myqyl
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The Sabbath (Friday sundown till Saturday sundown) is a time that we should refrain from “unnecessary” work. Going to the park and relaxing is really what the Sabbath is all about, so it is most certainly not a violation.
Buying the groceries “might” violate the letter of the Sabbath. However, in the Catechism we see that the Catholic Church teaches that observance of the Sabbath is more for the sake of “making others” do work on the Sabbath. It might be more of a violation of the Sabbath to make someone go to the store for you, especially if they are overworked and never get a rest. I believe it would be better to go to the store and buy some things so that someone that usually has to go buy them can have a break.
Incidentally, I disagree that we as Catholics are not suppose to observe the Sabbath. It is in the Ten Commandments. While the “laws and ordnances” were removed, I’ve never seen anything in Scripture or out of Scripture to imply that the Ten Commandments have been changed in any way shape or form. Jesus redefined (or a better word is likely “clarified”) what those Commandments mean and how we are to follow them.
I would suggest spending some of the next Sabbath in Adoration praying about what God’s Will is for you on the Sabbath. Why ask us when you can ask Him?
God bless
Buying the groceries “might” violate the letter of the Sabbath. However, in the Catechism we see that the Catholic Church teaches that observance of the Sabbath is more for the sake of “making others” do work on the Sabbath. It might be more of a violation of the Sabbath to make someone go to the store for you, especially if they are overworked and never get a rest. I believe it would be better to go to the store and buy some things so that someone that usually has to go buy them can have a break.
Incidentally, I disagree that we as Catholics are not suppose to observe the Sabbath. It is in the Ten Commandments. While the “laws and ordnances” were removed, I’ve never seen anything in Scripture or out of Scripture to imply that the Ten Commandments have been changed in any way shape or form. Jesus redefined (or a better word is likely “clarified”) what those Commandments mean and how we are to follow them.
I would suggest spending some of the next Sabbath in Adoration praying about what God’s Will is for you on the Sabbath. Why ask us when you can ask Him?
God bless
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puzzleannie
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If you are Jewish and thus bound by rules on keeping the Sabbath you should consult your rabbi. If you are Catholic, we are commanded to Keep Holy the Lord’s Day. The primary way we do that is of course participation at Mass, and also simply keeping the day quiet, holy, reverent, avoiding unnecessary work, spending time with family, relaxation in whatever form that takes for you. If you get paid all week to go to the park and relax, that is your work, so I guess you should refrain but would like to know your employer so I can apply.Is going to the park to relax for more than 2 hours a violation of the sabbath?
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Sheadad
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The Sabbath (Friday sundown till Saturday sundown) is a time that we should refrain from “unnecessary” work. Going to the park and relaxing is really what the Sabbath is all about, so it is most certainly not a violation.
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