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Hey there, Spouse. Today is Friday, September 22nd, 2023. This week we have talked about the Third Commandment. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. You've talked about how the Sabbath reminds us of the seventh day of

creation when God rested, but also how he rescued the Israelites from slavery and that we are no

longer slaves to work. We talked about Jesus performing miracles on the Sabbath, about how we

celebrate the Sabbath on Sunday, the day of the

resurrection. And yesterday we talked about Holy Mass, the most important part of our Sabbath

rest, but also the most important part of our life as Catholic Christians. Today, we are going to talk about rest. What does rest actually

look like? But before we get there, please join me in praying Mother Teresa's favor prayer,

the fragrance prayer. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

Dear Jesus, help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go.

Flood our souls with your spirit and life.

Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly that our lives may only be a radiance of yours. Shine through us and be so in us

that every person we should come in contact with may feel your presence in our soul. Let them look up

and see no longer us, but only Jesus. Amen.

So rest. We know that the most important thing that we are obligated to do on Sunday is to attend Holy Mass,

but maybe that takes up one or maybe two hours of your day on Sunday, there's a lot of other time.

So what do we do if we are keeping Sunday the holy day of Sunday as a restful day?

Well, the catechism explains that when we rest, we can cultivate family relationships.

So do something fun with your family., so do something fun with your family.

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