3rd Commandment

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THIRD COMMANDMENT
The book is a complete explanation of
the Ten Commandments.
THIRD COMMANDMENT:
REMEMBER TO KEEP HOLY
THE LORD’S DAY.
To purchase the Book, or for theological
inquiries (e-mails only), contact the author:
AUTHOR Rev. Fr. Paolo O. Pirlo, SHMI
EDITION 1st Edition, Manila, July 16, 2016
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
PUBLISHER Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate
Quality Catholic Publications
Isabella De Rosis St., Multinational
1708 Parañaque City, Philippines
Tel. (02) 828-2338
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[email protected]
Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate

2. A CATECHIST’S PRAYER
Loving Father, giver of all that is,
help me to remember that every gift
I have comes from you. Expand my
vision so that I can appreciate your
goodness in the world around me.
Jesus, our Redeemer, you are
the path to the treasures of my
heart and soul. Strengthen my
commitment to be a catechist and
deepen my capacity to share your
truth with those in my care.
Holy Spirit, Love Divine, all life
and energy flows from you.
Illuminate my thoughts and
intensify my desire to grow ever
deeper in my faith.
I lift up my prayer to you, God—
Father, Son, and Spirit—in humility
and hope. Amen.
3. THE SABBATH DAY
What is the Sabbath?
 The Sabbath is a day
of holiness and rest,
where all unnecessary
servile work must be
avoided.
 The term “Sabbath”
comes from the
Hebrew word shavath,
which means, “rest.”
 It is also called the
Lord’s Day, because it
is a day reserved for
God; and Sunday,
which means, “Day of Unnecessary work on Sunday makes
the Sun.” the soul as dark as a blacksmith shop.

4. THE SABBATH DAY
Who instituted the Sabbath?
 The Sabbath was instituted by God who, having created
the universe in six days, rested on the seventh (cf. Genesis
2:3).

5. THE SABBATH DAY
Why is the Sabbath a foretaste of Paradise?
Paradise is described as  The Sabbath is the

the endless Sabbath, anticipation of eternal
or the “eternal rest.”
life in Paradise.
 According to a Jewish
tradition, God said to his
people: “My children, I
have something precious
that I would like to give
you: it is the Sabbath,
which is a sample of the
world-to-come, for
Paradise will be one
long Sabbath.”

6. THE SABBATH DAY
Why do we celebrate the Sabbath
on Sunday instead of Saturday?

11. SUMMARY OF THE THIRD COMMANDMENT

7. PARTICIPATING IN THE EUCHARIST
When are we required to participate in the Eucharist?
 We must participate in the Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of
Obligation, unless excused for a very serious reason, such as
sickness, old age, or distance from the Church.
 Those who cannot attend should do one of the following: 1)
participate in the Liturgy of the Word; 2) listen to the Eucharist
through any mass media; 3) recite five mysteries of the Rosary.
Jesus commands us to attend the Sunday Mass in

order to worship God and to build the community.

8. PARTICIPATING
IN THE EUCHARIST
What are the ten
Holy Days of Obligation?

9. PARTICIPATING IN THE EUCHARIST
Is it a sin to neglect the Sunday Mass?
 Neglecting the Sunday
Mass without a
serious reason is a
mortal sin, because
it is against the Third
Commandment of
God.
 The participation to
the Eucharist is
necessary for the
spiritual
nourishment of the
soul and for the
Those who neglect the Eucharist,
building of the like Judas, expose themselves
parish community. to eternal damnation.

10. FOSTERING FAMILY LIFE
How do we foster family life?
 Family life is promoted by spending quality time
with the spouse, children and relatives.
 On Sunday,
the family
members
should partake
of the main
meal together,
enjoying
each other’s
company,
along with
common
games and
activities.
11. ENJOYING REST AND HONEST RECREATION
Why do we need to rest on Sunday?
 Aside from the daily
eight-hours sleep,
the body also needs
a weekly day of rest
to recharge and
recreate.
 Sunday is the day for
the much-needed
rest for the body and
the soul, when we
should enjoy
adequate leisure to
cultivate our
familial, social, and
religious life.
12. PRACTICING WORKS OF CHARITY
Can we perform Works of Charity on Sunday?
 Following the
example of Jesus, As Jesus
who healed on the healed on the
Sabbath (cf. Matthew Sabbath, so
12:11-12), we should we do charity
make works of Charity works on
on Sunday, especially Sunday.
for the sick, the poor,
and the elderly.
 Indeed, we will not be
judged on how many
Masses we have
attended on Sunday,
but on the good deeds
we have done for our
neighbors (cf. Matthew
25:34-40).
13. UNNECESSARY SERVILE WORK
What kind of work is prohibited on Sunday?
 God prohibits any
unnecessary
servile work on
Sunday.
 A work is
considered
unnecessary when
it can be postponed
to weekdays
without any serious
inconvenience; and
it is called servile if
it is done for a fee. It is a mortal sin to do an unnecessary
servile work on Sunday.

What is the meaning of the proverb:
“God does not pay on the Sabbath”?
 It means that the money one earns by making an
unnecessary servile work on Sunday is not blessed by
God, and will bring more pains than gains.
Whatever profit one makes by unnecessary servile

work on Sunday will bring more pains than gains.

What are the works permitted on Sunday?
 Only necessary works are permitted on Sunday,
such as providing food, health care, and security.
 Also permitted are all kinds of work connected with
the divine worship, such as the services of janitors,
musicians, florists, and priests.
The work of the firemen is Arranging flowers for a Sunday

obviously necessary on Sunday. Mass is also a necessary work.

What are the Sunday obligations of Christian employers?
 Christian employers must allow their employees to
sanctify the Lord’s Day.
 Although social necessities - such as sports, restaurants and
public services - require some people to work on Sundays,
they must be given proper time for rest and worship.

17. SECULARISM & HEDONISM
What is Secularism?
 Secularism is the attitude of spending the Lord’s
Day concerned only with material things and
physical pleasure, neglecting the worship of God and
the care for souls.
 In themselves, material
things and physical
pleasure – such as
sleeping, eating,
partying and shopping
- are not wrong; but
they become vicious
when enjoyed to the
excess and in total
disregard for spiritual The Sabbath was not meant to
matters. become a day of debauchery and sloth.

18. SECULARISM
& HEDONISM
What is the
secularization of
Christian Holy Days?
 Secularization is the
process of
converting
Sundays and
Christian Holy
Days into pagan
festivities,
dedicated to
material hedonism,
such as shopping,
debauchery and
sloth.

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