Day 49: We Are Created For Worship (344-354)

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We are ONE DAY shy of 50!!
THAT IS INCREDIBLE!!
We are concluding Paragraph 5: Heaven and Earth
We have talked about angels
We have talked about Angels in the Life of the Church
We have also talked about the VISIBLE WORLD that God created
Today we continue with the INTERDEPENDENCE OF ALL CREATURES
We talked about how MAN IS THE SUMMIT OF THE CREATOR’S WORK
Paragraph 344 says, “There is a solidarity among all creatures…”
We all have the same SOURCE
We all have the same CREATOR
We all have the same END
THAT IS SO IMPORTANT!!
All of Creation from human beings down to minerals and atoms and time all have the same CREATOR
We are all ordered toward the same END
All of us human beings, made in God’s image in likeness, are destined for ETERNITY
Subatomic particles are all ordered towards God’s Glory
Atoms HAVE TO DO IT
Minerals have to
Creatures of the earth, water, and sky, by their very nature glorify God in themselves
WE get to CHOOSE
Our BEING glorifies God
The fact that you EXIST gives glory to God
We have a CHOICE though
Paragraphs 345 and 346 talk about how God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th day
This is POETIC LANGUAGE
BUT…
This is also VERY TRUE LANGUAGE
In those 6 days, God created this world that is oriented towards WORSHIP
That’s what the 7th day is which we are invited into
IN FACT…
In Genesis Ch 1 in the story of Creation, Days 1-3 is about God creating the SPACE
Days 4-6 is about God creating the BEINGS THAT OCCUPY THE SPACE
If God makes the heavens and earth you have the sun and moon that rule the heavens
Then you have the water and sky
What rules the water and sky?
The fish of the sea and the birds of the air created in Day 5
Then land is created on Day 3 and what rules the land?
Creatures and man
It is poetic language that reveals a TRUTH
God has created a COSMIC TEMPLE
This is how the early readers of the Scriptures…
(SQUIRREL!! 😁)
We sometimes get preoccupied with OUR cosmology
OUR vision of what the world is
Which oftentimes is strictly material
We forget that ALL OF CREATION is ordered towards GOD’S GLORY
ALL OF CREATION is oriented towards the WORSHIP OF GOD
That is what the 7th day is
THE SABBATH DAY
Paragraph 346 says, “In creation God laid a foundation and established laws that remain firm, on which the believer can rely with confidence.”
We are called to be FAITHFUL to that foundation and those laws
IT IS SO INCREDIBLE!!
All of Creation was fashioned with a view towards the Sabbath and towards worship
St. Benedict says in Paragraph 347, “Nothing should take precedence over the ‘work of God,’ that is, solemn worship.”
THAT IS SO SO IMPORTANT!!
Everything God made, heaven and earth, is oriented towards worship of Him
Bringing us into RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM
This is not a new idea for us who have been following The Catechism for 49 days
In a plan of SHEER GOODNESS, God willed to create this world
Why?
SO THAT HE MIGHT SHARE HIS GOODNESS WITH US!!
That is what worship is all about
God bringing us into deeper and deeper relationship with Him
It’s not for God
We know this
When we hit the section of The Catechism that is about worship, we will be reminded of this again and again
Worship is not FOR God
It is God’s way of bringing us into deeper and deeper relationship with Him
Paragraph 349 highlights THE EIGHTH DAY
THE EIGHTH DAY is the Day of the Resurrection
We also have MCNUGGET DAY!!
Let’s start by praying!!

Prayer by Fr. Mike: “Father in Heaven, we give you praise and thank you. Thank you so much for covenanting yourself to us. For giving yourself to us. For making us your children. For calling us to be part of your family. Lord God, in making us for worship you have made us for joy. In making us for worship and orienting our lives towards worship of you, you have extended the invitation for us to dwell in your presence. Help us to live each day with you. Help us to live each day for you. Help us to see in this work of creation the invitation to be in relationship with you. Never let us be parted from you. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen”

The MCNUGGETS for today are SO GOOD
Paragraph 351 says, “The angels surround Christ their Lord.”
Their whole beings are devoted to the Lord
FULLY SURRENDERED!!
FULLY GIVEN!!
THAT IS INCREDIBLE!!
People often say, “Will we become angels when we die?”
NO!!
BUT…
In some ways, we become LIKE the angels
Jesus says something along those lines
In what way?
If we are in Heaven, that means we are WHOLLY surrendered
EVERYTHING we are is given to the Lord
EVERYTHING we are is oriented towards love of the Lord
So in that sense those who die and enter Heaven are like the angels
We get to be FULLY DEVOTED to the Lord
Paragraph 352 says, “The Church venerates the angels who help her on her earthly pilgrimage and protect every human being.”
We didn’t necessarily specify the REALITY OF GUARDIAN ANGELS yet
But that hints at it, at least
Let’s go back to Paragraphs 344 and the following paragraphs
THIS IS IMPORTANT!!
We already talked about the INTERDEPENDENCE OF CREATURES
Paragraph 340 says, “God wills the interdependence of creatures. The sun and the moon, the cedar and the little flower, the eagle and the sparrow: the spectacle of their countless diversities and inequalities tells us that no creature is self-sufficient.”
So we are interdependent
BUT ALSO…
Paragraph 344 says, “There is a solidarity among all creatures.”
We are held together by the fact that we ALL come from God
We are all oriented towards and ordered towards the Glory of God
St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures is a reminder of the prayer from the Book of Daniel
SUN AND MOON PRAISE THE LORD!!
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego aka Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael were in the fiery furnace
They lift up their voices and PRAISE GOD
They praise God for COLD AND CHILL
They praise God for FROST AND SNOW
They praise God for DEW AND RAIN
St. Francis is kind of extending that when he prays and thanks the Lord for His creatures
BROTHER SUN!!
SISTER MOON!!
SISTER WATER!!
SISTER EARTH!!
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE!!
The even more incredible thing is that ALL OF CREATION…
EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS…
IS ORIENTED TOWARDS WORSHIP!!
God created the world in 6 days according to Genesis in POETIC LANGUAGE
It is POETIC LANGUAGE that reveals some REALLY REALLY POWERFUL TRUTH
Let’s review what Fr. Mike said in the beginning of today
In the first 3 days of Creation God solved the problem of FORMLESSNESS
There’s a great book by Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins called Walking With God
God solves the problem of FORMLESSNESS in those first 3 days
God separates LIGHT FROM DARKNESS
God separates SKY FROM OCEAN
God separates LAND FROM WATER
BUT…
The next 3 days PARALLEL those first 3 and they solve the problem of EMPTINESS
God FILLS THE FORM
Day 4 fills what was created on Day 1
Day and night are filled with the sun, moon, and stars
Day 5 fills what was created on Day 2
The sky and the ocean are filled with birds and fish
Day 6 fills what was created on Day 3
The land is filled with animals, plants, and human beings
What we don’t catch often is the TEMPLE STRUCTURE of Creation is BUILT on the first 3 days and FURNISHED on the second set of 3 days
BUT…
It is not completed until the 7th day
THIS IS SO VASTLY IMPORTANT!!
When the heavens and earth were finished, this cosmic temple, God rested on that day
God SANCTIFIED AND BLESSED it
It is all oriented towards WORSHIP
IN FACT…
In Hebrew the word “sheva” means 7
IN FACT…
The Hebrew word for swearing an oath is “shava” (forgive me if I got the spelling of both words wrong, I had to google them 😉)
The word “shabbat” means Sabbath
So these words all have a connection to the number 7 and the word OATH
It points to the reality that the SABBATH is a sign of the COVENANT
Paragraph 2171 says, “God entrusted the sabbath to Israel to keep as a sign of the irrevocable covenant. The sabbath is for the Lord, holy and set apart for the praise of God, his work of creation and his saving actions on behalf of Israel.” (different color here since it’s the “green” section of The Catechism! So I will write my comments and observations in cornflower blue 😁)
If you’ve ever studied anything about the COVENANT it is about a DEEP RELATIONSHIP
If you were trying to make a covenant with someone else, they are now FAMILY
Here is God who takes the 7th day, the COVENANT DAY, and RESTS
He is inviting human beings, who were made on the 6th day, into this seal of the temple
He places them here in creation, that is oriented towards worship, and invites them into the 7th day
INTO HIS REST
He invites us INTO WORSHIP
Paragraph 347 says, “Creation was fashioned with a view to the sabbath (covenant) and therefore for the worship and adoration of God.”
St. Benedict says, “Nothing should take precedence over ‘the work of God,’ that is, solemn worship.”
St. Benedict was a very important and influential figure who was the founder of Western Monasticism (Brother Mary Clement could teach you all about him, he is so knowledgeable 😁)
You can see the reference paragraphs on the side of Paragraph 347
Paragraphs 1145-1152
If you flip over to those paragraphs, you can see what the Church is talking about when it highlights that we are ALL CALLED to this SACRED TASK OF WORSHIPING GOD
IT IS REMARKABLE!!
IT IS INCREDIBLE!!
Paragraph 347 continues, “This indicates the right order of human concerns.”
This means that NOTHING should take precedence over WORSHIP
If worship is the PRIORITY that indicates the RIGHT order of human concerns
There are so many things to be concerned about
BUT…
Paragraph 348 says, “The sabbath is at the heart of Israel’s law.”
THAT IS SO IMPORTANT!!
If we get the worship of God RIGHT then we can get EVERYTHING ELSE right
What is the great commandment?
LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART MIND SOUL AND STRENGTH!!
How do we love God?
THROUGH WORSHIP!!
THAT IS SO CLEAR!!
And now for the 8th Day!!
So if sabbath means not only COVENANT but also refers to SATURDAY then why do we go to Mass on SUNDAY?
Paragraph 349 begins to explain this, “The eight day. But for us a new day has dawned: the day of Christ’s Resurrection. The seventh day completes the first creation. The eight day begins the new creation. Thus, the work of creation culminates in the greater work of redemption.” 🤯🤯🤯
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!
CREATION IS AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE!!
It is why we have this world
The TEMPLE is established
BUT…
The NEW day of creation
The 8th day is the FULFILLMENT
Because TRUE WORSHIP has been given to us by Jesus Christ
A FULLER AND TRUE RELATIONSHIP has been given to us by Jesus Christ
We get to be adopted sons and daughters of God through the power of the Holy Spirit in BAPTISM
IT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE!!
Paragraph 349 says, “The first creation finds its meaning and its summit in the new creation in Christ…”
MAN!! (OH MAN!! 😉)
THAT IS AMAZING!!
We get to experience this EVERY SINGLE DAY when we go to Mass!
We get to enter into that place where TIME AND ETERNITY MEET
That place where TIME AND ETERNITY TOUCH
We are invited to be able to say that we live on days 1-6
BUT…
We are invited to step into ETERNITY
We are invited to step into DAY 8
THE DAY OF THE NEW CREATION!!
THE DAY OF REDEMPTION!!
THAT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE GIFT!!
Tomorrow we get to talk even more about human beings
If there is anything people love to talk about, it is themselves
How we are made in God’s image and likeness and what that means
Fr. Mike is so thankful for you!!
Here we all are sticking with this whole thing
Thank you so much for sticking around!!
It’s kind of a big deal!!
Sometimes learning facts can be a little dry
BUT…
We know that we are not just learning facts that we can recite or quote
We are allowing those TRUTHS to penetrate our MINDS and TRANSFORM THEM
BUT…
We are allowing those TRUTHS to penetrate our HEARTS and SET THEM ON FIRE
Fr. Mike is praying that our hearts become more and more ON FIRE FOR THE LORD
As we are drawn into deeper and deeper worship and love of God, Fr. Mike is praying FOR YOU!!
Please pray for Fr. Mike and for each other!!

I cannot WAIT to see you tomorrow!! Day 49: We Are Created For Worship

Catechism Paragraphs 344-354

We are ONE DAY shy of 50!!
THAT IS INCREDIBLE!!
We are concluding Paragraph 5: Heaven and Earth
We have talked about angels
We have talked about Angels in the Life of the Church
We have also talked about the VISIBLE WORLD that God created
Today we continue with the INTERDEPENDENCE OF ALL CREATURES
We talked about how MAN IS THE SUMMIT OF THE CREATOR’S WORK
Paragraph 344 says, “There is a solidarity among all creatures…”
We all have the same SOURCE
We all have the same CREATOR
We all have the same END
THAT IS SO IMPORTANT!!
All of Creation from human beings down to minerals and atoms and time all have the same CREATOR
We are all ordered toward the same END
All of us human beings, made in God’s image in likeness, are destined for ETERNITY
Subatomic particles are all ordered towards God’s Glory
Atoms HAVE TO DO IT
Minerals have to
Creatures of the earth, water, and sky, by their very nature glorify God in themselves
WE get to CHOOSE
Our BEING glorifies God
The fact that you EXIST gives glory to God
We have a CHOICE though
Paragraphs 345 and 346 talk about how God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th day
This is POETIC LANGUAGE
BUT…
This is also VERY TRUE LANGUAGE
In those 6 days, God created this world that is oriented towards WORSHIP
That’s what the 7th day is which we are invited into
IN FACT…
In Genesis Ch 1 in the story of Creation, Days 1-3 is about God creating the SPACE
Days 4-6 is about God creating the BEINGS THAT OCCUPY THE SPACE
If God makes the heavens and earth you have the sun and moon that rule the heavens
Then you have the water and sky
What rules the water and sky?
The fish of the sea and the birds of the air created in Day 5
Then land is created on Day 3 and what rules the land?
Creatures and man
It is poetic language that reveals a TRUTH
God has created a COSMIC TEMPLE
This is how the early readers of the Scriptures…
(SQUIRREL!! 😁)
We sometimes get preoccupied with OUR cosmology
OUR vision of what the world is
Which oftentimes is strictly material
We forget that ALL OF CREATION is ordered towards GOD’S GLORY
ALL OF CREATION is oriented towards the WORSHIP OF GOD
That is what the 7th day is
THE SABBATH DAY
Paragraph 346 says, “In creation God laid a foundation and established laws that remain firm, on which the believer can rely with confidence.”
We are called to be FAITHFUL to that foundation and those laws
IT IS SO INCREDIBLE!!
All of Creation was fashioned with a view towards the Sabbath and towards worship
St. Benedict says in Paragraph 347, “Nothing should take precedence over the ‘work of God,’ that is, solemn worship.”
THAT IS SO SO IMPORTANT!!
Everything God made, heaven and earth, is oriented towards worship of Him
Bringing us into RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM
This is not a new idea for us who have been following The Catechism for 49 days
In a plan of SHEER GOODNESS, God willed to create this world
Why?
SO THAT HE MIGHT SHARE HIS GOODNESS WITH US!!
That is what worship is all about
God bringing us into deeper and deeper relationship with Him
It’s not for God
We know this
When we hit the section of The Catechism that is about worship, we will be reminded of this again and again
Worship is not FOR God
It is God’s way of bringing us into deeper and deeper relationship with Him
Paragraph 349 highlights THE EIGHTH DAY
THE EIGHTH DAY is the Day of the Resurrection
We also have MCNUGGET DAY!!
Let’s start by praying!!

The MCNUGGETS for today are SO GOOD
Paragraph 351 says, “The angels surround Christ their Lord.”
Their whole beings are devoted to the Lord
FULLY SURRENDERED!!
FULLY GIVEN!!
THAT IS INCREDIBLE!!
People often say, “Will we become angels when we die?”
NO!!
BUT…
In some ways, we become LIKE the angels
Jesus says something along those lines
In what way?
If we are in Heaven, that means we are WHOLLY surrendered
EVERYTHING we are is given to the Lord
EVERYTHING we are is oriented towards love of the Lord
So in that sense those who die and enter Heaven are like the angels
We get to be FULLY DEVOTED to the Lord
Paragraph 352 says, “The Church venerates the angels who help her on her earthly pilgrimage and protect every human being.”
We didn’t necessarily specify the REALITY OF GUARDIAN ANGELS yet
But that hints at it, at least
Let’s go back to Paragraphs 344 and the following paragraphs
THIS IS IMPORTANT!!
We already talked about the INTERDEPENDENCE OF CREATURES
Paragraph 340 says, “God wills the interdependence of creatures. The sun and the moon, the cedar and the little flower, the eagle and the sparrow: the spectacle of their countless diversities and inequalities tells us that no creature is self-sufficient.”
So we are interdependent
BUT ALSO…
Paragraph 344 says, “There is a solidarity among all creatures.”
We are held together by the fact that we ALL come from God
We are all oriented towards and ordered towards the Glory of God
St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures is a reminder of the prayer from the Book of Daniel
SUN AND MOON PRAISE THE LORD!!
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego aka Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael were in the fiery furnace
They lift up their voices and PRAISE GOD
They praise God for COLD AND CHILL
They praise God for FROST AND SNOW
They praise God for DEW AND RAIN
St. Francis is kind of extending that when he prays and thanks the Lord for His creatures
BROTHER SUN!!
SISTER MOON!!
SISTER WATER!!
SISTER EARTH!!
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE!!
The even more incredible thing is that ALL OF CREATION…
EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS…
IS ORIENTED TOWARDS WORSHIP!!
God created the world in 6 days according to Genesis in POETIC LANGUAGE
It is POETIC LANGUAGE that reveals some REALLY REALLY POWERFUL TRUTH
Let’s review what Fr. Mike said in the beginning of today
In the first 3 days of Creation God solved the problem of FORMLESSNESS
There’s a great book by Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins called Walking With God
God solves the problem of FORMLESSNESS in those first 3 days
God separates LIGHT FROM DARKNESS
God separates SKY FROM OCEAN
God separates LAND FROM WATER
BUT…
The next 3 days PARALLEL those first 3 and they solve the problem of EMPTINESS
God FILLS THE FORM
Day 4 fills what was created on Day 1
Day and night are filled with the sun, moon, and stars
Day 5 fills what was created on Day 2
The sky and the ocean are filled with birds and fish
Day 6 fills what was created on Day 3
The land is filled with animals, plants, and human beings
What we don’t catch often is the TEMPLE STRUCTURE of Creation is BUILT on the first 3 days and FURNISHED on the second set of 3 days
BUT…
It is not completed until the 7th day
THIS IS SO VASTLY IMPORTANT!!
When the heavens and earth were finished, this cosmic temple, God rested on that day
God SANCTIFIED AND BLESSED it
It is all oriented towards WORSHIP
IN FACT…
In Hebrew the word “sheva” means 7
IN FACT…
The Hebrew word for swearing an oath is “shava” (forgive me if I got the spelling of both words wrong, I had to google them 😉)
The word “shabbat” means Sabbath
So these words all have a connection to the number 7 and the word OATH
It points to the reality that the SABBATH is a sign of the COVENANT
Paragraph 2171 says, “God entrusted the sabbath to Israel to keep as a sign of the irrevocable covenant. The sabbath is for the Lord, holy and set apart for the praise of God, his work of creation and his saving actions on behalf of Israel.” (different color here since it’s the “green” section of The Catechism! So I will write my comments and observations in cornflower blue 😁)
If you’ve ever studied anything about the COVENANT it is about a DEEP RELATIONSHIP
If you were trying to make a covenant with someone else, they are now FAMILY
Here is God who takes the 7th day, the COVENANT DAY, and RESTS
He is inviting human beings, who were made on the 6th day, into this seal of the temple
He places them here in creation, that is oriented towards worship, and invites them into the 7th day
INTO HIS REST
He invites us INTO WORSHIP
Paragraph 347 says, “Creation was fashioned with a view to the sabbath (covenant) and therefore for the worship and adoration of God.”
St. Benedict says, “Nothing should take precedence over ‘the work of God,’ that is, solemn worship.”
St. Benedict was a very important and influential figure who was the founder of Western Monasticism (Brother Mary Clement could teach you all about him, he is so knowledgeable 😁)
You can see the reference paragraphs on the side of Paragraph 347
Paragraphs 1145-1152
If you flip over to those paragraphs, you can see what the Church is talking about when it highlights that we are ALL CALLED to this SACRED TASK OF WORSHIPING GOD
IT IS REMARKABLE!!
IT IS INCREDIBLE!!
Paragraph 347 continues, “This indicates the right order of human concerns.”
This means that NOTHING should take precedence over WORSHIP
If worship is the PRIORITY that indicates the RIGHT order of human concerns
There are so many things to be concerned about
BUT…
Paragraph 348 says, “The sabbath is at the heart of Israel’s law.”
THAT IS SO IMPORTANT!!
If we get the worship of God RIGHT then we can get EVERYTHING ELSE right
What is the great commandment?
LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART MIND SOUL AND STRENGTH!!
How do we love God?
THROUGH WORSHIP!!
THAT IS SO CLEAR!!
And now for the 8th Day!!
So if sabbath means not only COVENANT but also refers to SATURDAY then why do we go to Mass on SUNDAY?
Paragraph 349 begins to explain this, “The eight day. But for us a new day has dawned: the day of Christ’s Resurrection. The seventh day completes the first creation. The eight day begins the new creation. Thus, the work of creation culminates in the greater work of redemption.” 🤯🤯🤯
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!
CREATION IS AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE!!
It is why we have this world
The TEMPLE is established
BUT…
The NEW day of creation
The 8th day is the FULFILLMENT
Because TRUE WORSHIP has been given to us by Jesus Christ
A FULLER AND TRUE RELATIONSHIP has been given to us by Jesus Christ
We get to be adopted sons and daughters of God through the power of the Holy Spirit in BAPTISM
IT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE!!
Paragraph 349 says, “The first creation finds its meaning and its summit in the new creation in Christ…”
MAN!! (OH MAN!! 😉)
THAT IS AMAZING!!
We get to experience this EVERY SINGLE DAY when we go to Mass!
We get to enter into that place where TIME AND ETERNITY MEET
That place where TIME AND ETERNITY TOUCH
We are invited to be able to say that we live on days 1-6
BUT…
We are invited to step into ETERNITY
We are invited to step into DAY 8
THE DAY OF THE NEW CREATION!!
THE DAY OF REDEMPTION!!
THAT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE GIFT!!
Tomorrow we get to talk even more about human beings
If there is anything people love to talk about, it is themselves
How we are made in God’s image and likeness and what that means
Fr. Mike is so thankful for you!!
Here we all are sticking with this whole thing
Thank you so much for sticking around!!
It’s kind of a big deal!!
Sometimes learning facts can be a little dry
BUT…
We know that we are not just learning facts that we can recite or quote
We are allowing those TRUTHS to penetrate our MINDS and TRANSFORM THEM
BUT…
We are allowing those TRUTHS to penetrate our HEARTS and SET THEM ON FIRE
Fr. Mike is praying that our hearts become more and more ON FIRE FOR THE LORD
As we are drawn into deeper and deeper worship and love of God, Fr. Mike is praying FOR YOU!!
Please pray for Fr. Mike and for each other!!
I cannot WAIT to see you tomorrow!!

Scripture References & Reflections

- compiled by Andrew Adamany

Bible Translation - RSVCE

CCC 345 "The sabbath - the end of the work of the six days. These inspired words (that the sacred text days) are rich in profitable instruction:

Genesis 2:1–3

"Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in creation."

CCC 346 "In creation God laid a foundation and established laws that remain firm, on which the believer can rely with confidence, for they are the sign and pledge of the unshakeable faithfulness of God's covenant. For his part man must remain faithful to this foundation, and respect the laws which the Creator has written into it."

Hebrews 4:1–4

"Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest remains, let us fear lest any of you be judged to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them; but the message which they heard did not benefit them, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers. For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,

“As I swore in my wrath,

‘They shall never enter my rest,’ ” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way, “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”

Jeremiah 31:35–37

"Thus says the Lord,

who gives the sun for light by day

and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,

who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—

the Lord of hosts is his name:

“If this fixed order departs

from before me, says the Lord,

then shall the descendants of Israel cease

from being a nation before me for ever.”

Thus says the Lord:

“If the heavens above can be measured,

and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,

then I will cast off all the descendants of Israel

for all that they have done,

says the Lord.”

CCC 347 "Creation was fashioned with a view to the sabbath and therefore for the worship and adoration of God. Worship is inscribed in the order of creation. As the rule of St. Benedict says, nothing should take precedence over "the work of God", that is, solemn worship. This indicates the right order of human concerns."

Genesis 1:14

"And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years"

Exodus 20:8–11

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it."

CCC 348 "The sabbath is at the heart of Israel's law. To keep the commandments is to correspond to the wisdom and the will of God as expressed in his work of creation."

Exodus 31:16–17

"Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the sabbath, observing the sabbath throughout their generations, as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign for ever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’ ”

CCC 349 "The eighth day. But for us a new day has dawned: the day of Christ's Resurrection. The seventh day completes the first creation. The eighth day begins the new creation. Thus, the work of creation culminates in the greater work of redemption. The first creation finds its meaning and its summit in the new creation in Christ, the splendor of which surpasses that of the first creation."

Matthew 28:1–6

"Now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulchre. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said."

Acts 2:42

"And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers."

Acts 20:7

On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and he prolonged his speech until midnight."

Early Church Fathers

Athanasius

“The Sabbath was the end of the first creation, the Lord’s day was the beginning of the second, in which he renewed and restored the old in the same way as he prescribed that they should formerly observe the Sabbath as a memorial of the end of the first things, so we honor the Lord’s day as being the memorial of the new creation”

(On Sabbath and Circumcision 3 [A.D. 345]).

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