CSDC 285

Sunday is a day that should be made holy by charitable activity, devoting time to family and relatives, as well as to the sick, the infirm and the elderly. One must not forget the “brethren who have the same needs and the same rights, yet cannot rest from work because of poverty and misery”.⁶¹³ Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2186. Moreover, Sunday is an appropriate time for the reflection, silence, study and meditation that foster the growth of the interior Christian life. Believers should distinguish themselves on this day too by their moderation, avoiding the excesses and certainly the violence that mass entertainment sometimes occasions.⁶¹⁴ Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2187. The Lord's Day should always be lived as a day of liberation that allows us to take part in “the festal gathering and the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven” (cf. Heb 12:22-23), anticipating thus the celebration of the definitive Passover in the glory of heaven.⁶¹⁵ Cf. John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Dies Domini, 26: AAS 90AAS — Acta Apostolicae Sedis (official gazette of the Holy See)Volume 90 (1998) at vatican.va — scanned PDF (1998), 729: “In celebrating Sunday, both the ‘first' and the ‘eighth' day, the Christian is led towards the goal of eternal life”.