8 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. (Exodus 20:8)
The Third Commandment reminds us that in the Old Law, the Sabbath day was the seventh day of the week, the day on which God rested after creating the world and everything therein. For Christians under the New Law, Sunday—the day on which Jesus Christ rose from the dead and the Holy Spirit descended on the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Apostles at Pentecost—is the new day of rest.
We keep Sunday holy by setting it aside to worship God and avoiding all unnecessary work. We do the same on Holy Days of Obligation, which have the same status in the Catholic Church as Sundays do.
Why Do We Need to Rest from Work on Sundays? (9:05)
Here are the Catholic Ten Commandments:
- I am the LORD your God. You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve.
- You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
- Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
- Honor your father and your mother.
- You shall not kill.
- You shall not commit adultery.
- You shall not steal.
- You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
- You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.
