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To: Tax-chick

Thanks for your response. What does it mean to keep the sabbath, since you used the term?

Thanks again


39 posted on 05/29/2016 5:19:41 PM PDT by FNU LNU (Nothing runs like a Deere, nothing smells like a john)
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To: FNU LNU

Well, according to the Catechism, it means to attend Mass and to refrain from “servile labor.” Being ecumenical, I would say it would mean to worship God according to your religious tradition.

As for “servile labor,” that’s harder. It’s kind of subjective. If I fix meals for my family, wash up, change diapers, is that “servile”? Depends on my attitude, I guess. What if I was a servant, fixing meals, washing up, and changing diapers for someone else’s family, under threat of losing my job if I didn’t? In that case, it would really be my employer who didn’t respect the Lord’s Day.

Are you looking for some prescriptive response? If so, you’re not going to get it from me. I ain’t about that life.


40 posted on 05/29/2016 5:40:42 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("We like us the way we are. That makes us real, true friends." ~ The Undead Thread)
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