{"id":2170,"date":"2016-06-17T21:22:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T21:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2016-06-17T21:27:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T21:27:03","slug":"the-sunday-obligation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/the-sunday-obligation\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SUNDAY OBLIGATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember back when we were kids and mom or dad would say “alright, bedtime”, or “One more time on the slide and it’s time to go.” And we would say, “Awwwhhh, mom\/dad, do we have to<\/strong>??!!” That’s how things worked back then. There were things you had<\/strong> to do and things you didn’t have<\/strong> to do. You had to brush your teeth, do your homework, wash up before dinner, clean your room, pick up your clothes, and be home on time.<\/p>\n

We had to do these things…..yes, because our parents said so….but more importantly, because they were good things to do. They made life liveable and more enjoyable. They were good for us. We see that now. We didn’t back then. That’s why these good things were backed by the authority of our parents “because I said so”<\/strong>. As adults we do these things on our own now (that’s a sign of being an adult). We do them because we know they are good to do.<\/p>\n

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So what about Mass on Sunday? A child would ask…”do we have<\/strong> to go?” And the Church (our mother in the faith) says… “if you need to ask, the answer is yes, you have to go<\/strong>.” “Why?”, the child asks. “Because the Lord said so.”, the Church responds. The third Commandment says it — “Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day”. Jesus said, “Do this in memory of me.” Like any good parent, God only asks these things because they are good for us.<\/p>\n

My hope for us is that by now we see the wonder and privilege it is to worship the Lord on Sunday. Why do we go to mass on Sundays?<\/p>\n

An adult answer might be: “Because……<\/p>\n