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	:: On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.		:: On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.

	:: Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the ~~Lordâ€™s~~ day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.		:: Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord's day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.

	:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a3.htm#2042 CCC #2042]		:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a3.htm#2042 CCC #2042]
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	::On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.		::On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.

	::Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the ~~Lordâ€™s~~ day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.		::Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord's day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.

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	* the Epiphany,		* the Epiphany,
	* the Ascension of Christ,		* the Ascension of Christ,
	* the feast of the Body and Blood of ~~Christi~~,		* the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ,
	* the feast of Mary the Mother of God,		* the feast of Mary the Mother of God,
	* her Immaculate Conception,		* her Immaculate Conception,

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	::: The charity of truth seeks holy leisure--the necessity of charity accepts just work.<ref>St. Augustine, De civ. Dei 19,19:PL 41,647.</ref>		::: The charity of truth seeks holy leisure--the necessity of charity accepts just work.<ref>St. Augustine, De civ. Dei 19,19:PL 41,647.</ref>

	=== Code of Canon Law ===		== Code of Canon Law ==
	[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4M.HTM Canon 1245]		[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4M.HTM Canon 1245]
	: Without prejudice to the right of diocesan bishops mentioned in â‡’ can. 87, for a just cause and according to the prescripts of the diocesan bishop, a pastor can grant in individual cases a dispensation from the obligation of observing a feast day or a day of penance or can grant a commutation of the obligation into other pious works. A superior of a religious institute or society of apostolic life, if they are clerical and of pontifical right, can also do this in regard to his own subjects and others living in the house day and night.		: Without prejudice to the right of diocesan bishops mentioned in â‡’ can. 87, for a just cause and according to the prescripts of the diocesan bishop, a pastor can grant in individual cases a dispensation from the obligation of observing a feast day or a day of penance or can grant a commutation of the obligation into other pious works. A superior of a religious institute or society of apostolic life, if they are clerical and of pontifical right, can also do this in regard to his own subjects and others living in the house day and night.

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	== Links ==		== Links ==

			* [[The Ten Commandments]].
	* [[Sunday as the Day of the Lord]].		* [[Sunday as the Day of the Lord]].

	[[Category:Liturgical Year]]		[[Category:Liturgical Year]]

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	== A Day of Rest ==		== A Day of Rest ==

			:; [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4N.HTM Can. 1247]

			:: On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.

			:: Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lordâ€™s day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.

	:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a3.htm#2042 CCC #2042]		:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a3.htm#2042 CCC #2042]
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	:: The first [[Precepts\|precept]] ("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor") requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the Mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1246-1248; CCEO, cann. 881 Â§ 1, Â§ 2, Â§ 4.</ref>		:: The first [[Precepts\|precept]] ("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor") requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the Mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1246-1248; CCEO, cann. 881 Â§ 1, Â§ 2, Â§ 4.</ref>

	:; [http://www.~~vatican~~.va/~~archive~~/~~ENG1104/__P4N.HTM Can~~. ~~1247~~]		:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c1a3.htm#2185 CCC #2185]

	:: On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are ~~obliged~~ to ~~participate~~ in the ~~Mass~~.		:: On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 120.</ref> Family needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. The faithful should see to it that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health.

	:: ~~Moreover~~, ~~they are to abstain from those works and affairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God~~, ~~the joy proper to the Lordâ€™s day~~, ~~or the suitable relaxation of mind and body~~.		::: The charity of truth seeks holy leisure--the necessity of charity accepts just work.<ref>St. Augustine, De civ. Dei 19,19:PL 41,647.</ref>

	=== Code of Canon Law ===		=== Code of Canon Law ===

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The ideal: Be there or be square

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	::: We really should try to be present for the whole Mass, as a general rule. But when circumstances prevent us from doing so, "Half a Mass is better than none" (MXM, SJ).		::: We really should try to be present for the whole Mass, as a general rule. But when circumstances prevent us from doing so, "Half a Mass is better than none" (MXM, SJ).

	[http://www.ewtn.com/library/liturgy/zliturg9.htm> EWTN commentary.]		[http://www.ewtn.com/library/liturgy/zliturg9.htm EWTN commentary.]

	If you see others coming late and taking Communion, err on the side of mercy. Presume that they did the best they could and leave judgment of them in God's hands.		If you see others coming late and taking Communion, err on the side of mercy. Presume that they did the best they could and leave judgment of them in God's hands.

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	On Judgment Day, we won't be asked how many good sermons we heard or how much fun we had at Church. We will be asked how well we loved God and our neighbor. The priest and the parishioners count as neighbors. They need and deserve our love.		On Judgment Day, we won't be asked how many good sermons we heard or how much fun we had at Church. We will be asked how well we loved God and our neighbor. The priest and the parishioners count as neighbors. They need and deserve our love.

			== How much of Mass may I miss? ==
			=== The ideal: Be there or be square ===

			:; "Instruction Concerning Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery," ''Inaestimabile Donum''

			:: Prepared by the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship; approved and confirmed by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, April 17, 1980.

			:: a) The Mass 1. "Two parts which in a sense go to make up the Mass, namely the Liturgy of the Word and the Eucharistic liturgy, are so closely connected that they form but ONE SINGLE ACT of worship."

			:: 11, #21: "Sacred Scripture is therefore of the highest importance in the celebration of the highest importance of Mass..."

			:; Vatican II: "Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy", ''Sacrosanctum Concilium''

			:: §56: "A person SHOULD NOT APPROACH THE TABLE OF THE BREAD OF THE LORD without having first been at the TABLE OF HIS WORD.

			::: Note well: If this were creating a LAW, the language would read, "A person MAY NOT approach the table ..."

			::: "Should" expresses an ideal.

			::: We really should try to be present for the whole Mass, as a general rule. But when circumstances prevent us from doing so, "Half a Mass is better than none" (MXM, SJ).

			[http://www.ewtn.com/library/liturgy/zliturg9.htm> EWTN commentary.]

			If you see others coming late and taking Communion, err on the side of mercy. Presume that they did the best they could and leave judgment of them in God's hands.

			People are often late through no fault of their own. In such cases, there is no reason not to take Communion nor to feel that they had not met their Sunday obligation.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	:: God has given some members of the Body [http://thwordinc.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-its-sin-to-miss-mass-on-sundays-and.html authority over the life of the Body.]		:: God has given some members of the Body [http://thwordinc.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-its-sin-to-miss-mass-on-sundays-and.html authority over the life of the Body.]

	:: When Jesus ascended into Heaven, He left a body, not a book, to continue His work on earth. The Body of Christ produced the faith of the authors of the New Testament, preserved their writings through time, declared them to be inspired by God, and in so doing produced what we call the [[New Testament]]. The same Body that produced the New Testament requires us to hear the Word of God ''as a body'' and to worship God together ''as a body'' on the Day of the Lord. All who deny the authority of the Body over themselves ex-communicate themselves. By refusing to act in communion with the Body of Christ, they deprive themselves of the Body of Christ. If they do so with a fixed determination to declare their independence from the Body, they can only return to communion by asking the forgiveness of the Body for their sin. They may not take Communion again until they are in communion with the Body of Christ.		:: When Jesus ascended into Heaven, He left a body, not a book, to continue His work on earth. The Body of Christ produced the faith of the authors of the New Testament, preserved their writings through time, declared them to be inspired by God, and in so doing produced what we call the [[New Testament]]. The same Body that produced the New Testament requires us to hear the Word of God ''as a body'' and to worship God together ''as a body'' on the Day of the Lord. All who deny the [[Magisterium#Pastoral_gifts--.22Living_the_truth_in_love.22\|authority of the Body over themselves]] ex-communicate themselves. By refusing to act in communion with the Body of Christ, they deprive themselves of the Body of Christ. If they do so with a fixed determination to declare their independence from the Body, they can only return to communion by asking the forgiveness of the Body for their sin. They may not take Communion again until they are in communion with the Body of Christ.

	:; "God is everywhere. Why can't I just seek and find God all by myself?"		:; "God is everywhere. Why can't I just seek and find God all by myself?"

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	== Why do I hafta go to Mass on Sunday? ==		== Why do I hafta go to Mass on Sunday? ==

			:; What right does the Church have to require me to attend Mass on Sunday?

			:: God has given some members of the Body [http://thwordinc.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-its-sin-to-miss-mass-on-sundays-and.html authority over the life of the Body.]

			:: When Jesus ascended into Heaven, He left a body, not a book, to continue His work on earth. The Body of Christ produced the faith of the authors of the New Testament, preserved their writings through time, declared them to be inspired by God, and in so doing produced what we call the [[New Testament]]. The same Body that produced the New Testament requires us to hear the Word of God ''as a body'' and to worship God together ''as a body'' on the Day of the Lord. All who deny the authority of the Body over themselves ex-communicate themselves. By refusing to act in communion with the Body of Christ, they deprive themselves of the Body of Christ. If they do so with a fixed determination to declare their independence from the Body, they can only return to communion by asking the forgiveness of the Body for their sin. They may not take Communion again until they are in communion with the Body of Christ.

	:; "God is everywhere. Why can't I just seek and find God all by myself?"		:; "God is everywhere. Why can't I just seek and find God all by myself?"

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	:"On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 120.</ref> Family needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. The faithful should see to it that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health.		:"On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 120.</ref> Family needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. The faithful should see to it that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health.

	::"'The charity of truth seeks holy leisure--the necessity of charity accepts just work.'"<ref>St. Augustine, ''De civ. Dei'' 19,19:PL 41,647.</ref>		::"'The charity of truth seeks holy leisure — the necessity of charity accepts just work.'"<ref>St. Augustine, ''De civ. Dei'' 19,19:PL 41,647.</ref>

	== A Day of Rest ==		== A Day of Rest ==
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	:: On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 120.</ref> Family needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. The faithful should see to it that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health.		:: On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 120.</ref> Family needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. The faithful should see to it that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life, and health.

	::: The charity of truth seeks holy leisure--the necessity of charity accepts just work.<ref>St. Augustine, De civ. Dei 19,19:PL 41,647.</ref>		::: The charity of truth seeks holy leisure — the necessity of charity accepts just work.<ref>St. Augustine, De civ. Dei 19,19:PL 41,647.</ref>

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	:: God has given some members of the Body [http://thwordinc.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-its-sin-to-miss-mass-on-sundays-and.html authority over the life of the Body.]		:: God has given some members of the Body [http://thwordinc.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-its-sin-to-miss-mass-on-sundays-and.html authority over the life of the Body.]

	:: When Jesus ascended into Heaven, He left a body, not a book, to continue His work on earth. The Body of Christ produced the faith of the authors of the New Testament, preserved their writings through time, declared them to be inspired by God, and in so doing produced what we call the [[New Testament]]. The same Body that produced the New Testament requires us to hear the Word of God ''as a body'' and to worship God together ''as a body'' on the Day of the Lord. All who deny the [[Magisterium#Pastoral_gifts--.22Living_the_truth_in_love.22\|authority of the Body over themselves]] ex-communicate themselves. By refusing to act in communion with the Body of Christ, they deprive themselves of the Body of Christ. If they do so with a fixed determination to declare their independence from the Body, they can only return to communion by asking the forgiveness of the Body for their sin. They may not take Communion again until they are in communion with the Body of Christ.		:: When Jesus ascended into Heaven, He left a body, not a book, to continue His work on earth. The Body of Christ produced the faith of the authors of the New Testament, preserved their writings through time, declared them to be inspired by God, and in so doing produced what we call the [[New Testament]]. The same Body that produced the New Testament requires us to hear the Word of God ''as a body'' and to worship God together ''as a body'' on the Day of the Lord. All who deny the [[Magisterium#Pastoral_gifts — .22Living_the_truth_in_love.22\|authority of the Body over themselves]] ex-communicate themselves. By refusing to act in communion with the Body of Christ, they deprive themselves of the Body of Christ. If they do so with a fixed determination to declare their independence from the Body, they can only return to communion by asking the forgiveness of the Body for their sin. They may not take Communion again until they are in communion with the Body of Christ.

	:; "God is everywhere. Why can't I just seek and find God all by myself?"		:; "God is everywhere. Why can't I just seek and find God all by myself?"
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	:: 1. Because GOD says so: "Observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy" (Dt 5:12).		:: 1. Because GOD says so: "Observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy" (Dt 5:12).

	:: 2. "The Day of the Lord" for the Jews was the seventh day, which is Saturday in our pagan name-system (Sun, Moon, Tiw [God of War], Woden [Odin, the top God], Thor [God of thunder], Fria [Goddess of love], and Saturn [God of farming]). Christians [[Sunday as the Day of the Lord\|switched to the ''first'' day of the week,]] the day on which God had said, "Let there be light" (Gen 1:3) because Jesus rose from the dead on the first day and started a new creation. Every Sunday is a little Easter--even the Sundays during Lent.		:: 2. "The Day of the Lord" for the Jews was the seventh day, which is Saturday in our pagan name-system (Sun, Moon, Tiw [God of War], Woden [Odin, the top God], Thor [God of thunder], Fria [Goddess of love], and Saturn [God of farming]). Christians [[Sunday as the Day of the Lord\|switched to the ''first'' day of the week,]] the day on which God had said, "Let there be light" (Gen 1:3) because Jesus rose from the dead on the first day and started a new creation. Every Sunday is a little Easter — even the Sundays during Lent.

	:: 3. Jesus promised a special blessing to prayer together that is NOT promised to private prayer (although private prayer is also good and essential): "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Mt 18:20). For orthodox Christians, it is not "either private prayer OR group prayer" but BOTH.		:: 3. Jesus promised a special blessing to prayer together that is NOT promised to private prayer (although private prayer is also good and essential): "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Mt 18:20). For orthodox Christians, it is not "either private prayer OR group prayer" but BOTH.
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	:: 4. From the apostolic age, Christians have recognized an obligation to meet together regularly: "Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another..." (Heb 10:24-25).		:: 4. From the apostolic age, Christians have recognized an obligation to meet together regularly: "Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another..." (Heb 10:24-25).

	:: 5. For Roman Catholics, the centerpiece of Mass is communion, a sacrament in which Jesus gives us Himself: body, blood, soul, and divinity. Finding God in nature is a good thing--and not just in nature, but in all things that we experience, all day long, in all circumstances--but the blessings that flow from Holy Communion are reserved to the Church. To take communion, you must be present with other members of the Body. When you are absent, you ex-communicate yourself.		:: 5. For Roman Catholics, the centerpiece of Mass is communion, a sacrament in which Jesus gives us Himself: body, blood, soul, and divinity. Finding God in nature is a good thing — and not just in nature, but in all things that we experience, all day long, in all circumstances — but the blessings that flow from Holy Communion are reserved to the Church. To take communion, you must be present with other members of the Body. When you are absent, you ex-communicate yourself.

	:: 6. When we withhold ourselves from union with the Body of Christ, we weaken the Body. No one else can take our place. We are not interchangeable parts. Each person plays a unique and special role in God's plan of salvation. '''Our presence at Mass makes a difference; so does our absence.'''		:: 6. When we withhold ourselves from union with the Body of Christ, we weaken the Body. No one else can take our place. We are not interchangeable parts. Each person plays a unique and special role in God's plan of salvation. '''Our presence at Mass makes a difference; so does our absence.'''