CSDC 286

Public authorities have the duty to ensure that, for reasons of economic productivity, citizens are not denied time for rest and divine worship. Employers have an analogous obligation regarding their employees.⁶¹⁶ Cf. Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum: Acta Leonis XIII, 11 (1892), 110. Christians, in respect of religious freedom and of the common good of all, should seek to have Sundays and the Church's Holy Days recognized as legal holidays. “They have to give everyone a public example of prayer, respect and joy, and defend their traditions as a precious contribution to the spiritual life of society”.⁶¹⁷ Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2188. “Every Christian should avoid making unnecessary demands on others that would hinder them from observing the Lord's Day”.⁶¹⁸ Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2187.