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Rediscovering Sunday as ‘the day of joy’
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Sometimes, the joy busters of life get the better of me. When I feel that way, the Catholic Church beckons me to turn my attention toward Sunday. This is much more than the modern notion of “living” for the weekend. Tucked inside the Catechism of the Catholic Church, in the middle of a summary about the “Lord’s Day,” there is this tiny, yet powerful phrase describing Sundays as the day of joy.
Sunday, the “Lord’s Day,” is the principal day for the celebration of the Eucharist because it is the day of the Resurrection. It is the pre-eminent day of the liturgical assembly, the day of the Christian family, and the day of joy and rest from work (CCC, 1193, emphasis mine).