"Sunday is well spent by those, who after hearing Mass, devote some part of the day to good works, such as pious reading, teaching the catechism, bringing relief to the poor and the sick, visiting the Blessed Sacrament, attending vespers, praying the Rosary, etc. … Not satisfied with doing only what the Church obliges us to do on Sundays and holydays, those who really love God will endeavour to do more than the bare works commanded. Sunday is a day of rest and prayer. While we may take innocent and useful amusement, we should not join in any public or noisy entertainment." (Baltimore Catechism)

"…We would not sanctify Sunday sufficiently by fulfilling merely the two obligations rigorously prescribed, viz., abstaining from servile works and hearing Mass. Those who confine themselves to an hour or half an hour's devotion on Sunday and forego all religious exercises for the rest of the day, cannot be said to sanctify the Lord's Day; the day should be chiefly devoted to giving praise to God and sanctifying their souls. … The Church recommends to us to assist at vespers, at Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament and at instructions. She also recommends the reading of works of devotion, particularly the lives of the saints and the performance of some work of charity such as visiting the sick or the elderly, affording relief to the poor etc. … some of these works are obligatory … a person would not be free from all blame, who by being absent from vespers without reason should spent the time in idleness … In order to sanctify Sundays and holy days …We should carefully avoid all occasions of sin, exciting games, dangerous reading, balls, shows taverns, etc.; otherwise we would convert the Lord's day into Satan's day and would convert a day of sanctification into a day of damnation. … Like blasphemy, the profanation of Sundays and holy days is a direct attack upon God which often provokes His anger and His vengeance and draws down upon individuals and nations the greatest calamities." (Exposition of Christian Doctrine- 1894 - Vol. II)

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY	CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY
1. To admonish the sinner	1. To feed the hungry
2. To instruct the ignorant	2. To give drink to the thirsty
3. To counsel the doubtful	3. To clothe the naked
4. To comfort the sorrowful	4. To visit the imprisoned
5. To bear wrongs patiently	5. To shelter the homeless
6. To forgive all injuries	6. To visit the sick
7. To pray for the living & the dead	7. To bury the dead