The Rediscovey of Sunday

The Rediscovery of Sunday*
In pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Sunday, October 23, 2011

• We learn what a man thinks, who he is, from that for which he has time. To observe the Christian Sunday is to have time for God, to acknowledge him properly and privately by reserving a piece of our time for him.

• It follows then, that our Sunday outings should be planned so that there is always time for divine worship. Far from diminishing the effectiveness of our recreational excursions, this will animate them. To have time for God means to have time for one another.

• Sunday should be a day for conversation, a day on which we are present to one another and learn anew, to understand one another. Because Sunday is God’s day, it is also humanity’s day: It should offer the possibility of a broad range of common undertakings: play together, cultivation of common interests, music in the home, observance of local customs, hospitality, neighborliness – many other suggestions could be made here.

• Integral to the observance of Sunday should always be a festive and religious-oriented meal that recalls the communal participation in the Eucharist and that, precisely by its religious form, by its turning to the Giver of all things, will also be the surest defense against meaningless arrogance that is often an attempt to compensate for one’s spiritual hunger and spiritual emptiness.

• The way we order our time is dependent on the way we order our Sunday. The rediscovery of Sunday is of crucial importance for our future – the future of the individual, of the family, and of society.

* The classic book of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “Co-Workers of the Truth” Meditation – Oct. 21st