Pope stresses need for Sabbath rest

SOURCE:  Catholic Culture
 

During his encounters with the participants in the World Meeting of Families, Pope Benedict XVI said that he had been repeatedly struck by the reports of families facing challenges because of economic difficulties, divorce, and other problems. He focused especially on one particular challenge: the need to set aside the Sabbath for worship and family time. The Pope told his audience:

I wish to recall what I have often said in the past in defense of family time, which is threatened by the imposition of work-related commitments. Sunday is the day of the Lord, the day of man, a day in which everyone must be free, free for the family and free for God. By defending Sunday we defend man's freedom.

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• Epiphany of the family (L'Osservatore Romano)
• World Meeting in Milan: an Epiphany of the Family (VIS)