nt is: Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.

Q. 1243. {354} What are we commanded by the third Commandment?
A. By the third Commandment we are commanded to keep holy the Lord's day
and the holydays of obligation, on which we are to give our time to the
service and worship of God.

Q. 1244. What are holydays of obligation?
A. Holydays of obligation are special feasts of the Church on which we
are bound, under pain of mortal sin, to hear Mass and to keep from
servile or bodily labors when it can be done without great loss or
inconvenience. Whoever, on account of their circumstances, cannot give
up work on holydays of obligation should make every effort to hear Mass
and should also explain in confession the necessity of working on
holydays.

Q. 1245. {355} How are we to worship God on Sundays and holydays of
obligation?
A. We are to worship God on Sundays and holydays of obligation by
hearing Mass, by prayer, and by other good works.

Q. 1246. Name some of the good works recommended for Sunday.
A. Some of the good works recommended for Sunday are: The reading of
religious books or papers, teaching Catechism, bringing relief to the
poor or sick, visiting the Blessed Sacrament, attending Vespers, Rosary
or other devotions in the Church; also attending the meetings of
religious sodalities or societies. It is not necessary to spend the
whole Sunday in such good works, but we should give some time to them,
that for the love of God we may do a little more than what is strictly
commanded.

Q. 1247. Is it forbidden, then, to seek any pleasure or enjoyment on
Sunday?
A. It is not forbidden to seek lawful pleasure or enjoyment on Sunday,
especially to those who are occupied during the week, for God did not
intend the keeping of the Sunday to be a punishment, but a benefit to
us. Therefore, after hearing Mass we may take such recreation as is
necessary or useful for us; but we should avoid any vulgar, noisy or
disgraceful amusements that turn the day of rest and prayer into a day
of scandal and sin.

Q. 1248. {356} Are the Sabbath day and the Sunday the same?
A. The Sabbath day and the Sunday are not the same. The Sabbath is the
seventh day of the week, and is the day which was kept holy in the old
law; the Sunday is the first day of the week, and is the day which is
kept holy in the new law.

Q. 1249. What is meant by the Old and New Law?
A. The Old Law means the law or religion given to the Jews; the New Law
means t