A NEW CATHOLIC CATECHISM.
The latest Catholic catechism “prepared and enjoined by order of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, and issued by Flynn and Mahoney, of Boston, Mass.,” gives the following instruction concerning Sunday and other “holy days of obligation” in the Catholic Church:— Question.—How are we to worship on Sundays and holy days of obligation? Answer.—We are to worship God on Sundays and holy days of obligation by hearing mass, by prayer, and by other good works. Q.—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.—Why does the church command us to keep the Sunday holy instead of the Sabbath? A.—The church commands us to keep the Sunday holy instead of the Sabbath because on Sunday Christ rose from the dead, and on Sunday he sent the Holy Ghost upon the apostles. Q.—Why were holy days instituted by the church? A.—Holy days were instituted by the church to recall to our minds the great mysteries and the virtues and rewards of the saints. Q.—How should we keep the holy days of obligation? A.—We should keep the holy days of obligation as we should keep the Sunday.