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Holy Souls Church in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
Catechism - How to observe Sunday
From ancient times the Jewish people set aside one day each week (Saturday) for rest and for the worship of God. "Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy" (Dt 5:12), and also "The seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord." (Ex. 31:15).
The sabbath, which represented the completion of creation and was the day on which "God rested" after his work, has been replaced by Sunday in the Christian faith. It is the day on which Jesus rose from the dead, the first day of the week. It is also a celebration of the beginning of the new creation which began with the Resurrection and will end with the creation of the new heavens and new earth.
We can also see Sunday as the sacred "eighth day". The number eight represents eternity in the Christian calendar. Therefore, we must live Sunday as a foretaste of the eternal rest we will one day experience in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Sunday is the most important day of obligation in the Christian calendar, on which the faithful are bound to participate in Mass.
On Sundays we are also, according to Canon Law, bound to "abstain from those labours and business concerns which impede the worship to be rendered to God, the joy which is proper to the Lord's Day, or the proper relaxation of mind and body." (See Catechism paras. 2189-2193 and Canon 1247). Sometimes it may not be possible for us to attend Mass or to avoid work on Sunday, and if there is a good reason for this then God will understand. However, we must do our best to observe Sunday as a day dedicated to God.
Contact Details and Parish Clergy
Contact Details
Holy Souls Church, Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7TA
Tel: 01724 844895
For both Holy Souls and St Bernadette's Churches
please e-mail:
stbernadettesashby@dioceseofnottingham.uk
Parish Clergy
Canon Matthew Jakes - Parish Priest
Deacon Sebastian Grab
Deacon Sam Sheridan-Garrity
Fr Krzysztof Kosciolek
Polish Chaplain
Email: k.kosciolek@pcmew.org
Tel: 01724 601087
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