Welcome to our daily rosary meditation. Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen. Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

One of the fascinating things St Thomas Aquinas says about the Third Commandment is that it's actually broken

by those who spend their Sunday in idleness. That's right, even if you go to mass, if you're just idle the rest of the time, that violates the command

to rest.

But wait, isn't idleness rest? No, it isn't. Quite the opposite. Idleness, just killing or wasting time, that's a form of restlessness.

Picture someone sitting in front of the TV just idly flipping through the channels.

We'd also say that person is restlessly flipping through the channels.

So what exactly is the difference between rest on Sunday and idleness on Sunday.

Our father who art in heaven, hallow would be your name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us to stay our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women.

Blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God.

Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed are thou among women.

Blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

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