means, one or more good Catholic newspapers or magazines.  Not all papers that bear the name of Catholic are worthy of it.  A truly Catholic paper is one that teaches or defends Catholic truth, and warns us against its enemies, their snares, deceptions, etc.; one, too, that tells us what is being done in the interests of religion, education, etc.  Besides such a paper there should be a few standard good books in every family such as the New Testament, the Imitation of Christ, a large and full catechism of Christian doctrine, etc.  On the other hand, all the books in your house need not be books treating of religion or piety.  Any book that is not against faith or morals may be kept and read.  A book may not be bad in itself, but it may be bad for you, either because it is suggestive of evil, or you misunderstand it, and take evil out of it.  In such a case you should not read it.  At the present time there are so many bad books that persons should be very careful as to what they read.

Not only should we keep Sunday well ourselves, but we should endeavor to have it so kept by others.  We must be careful, however, not to fall into the mistake of some who wish the Sunday to be kept as the Pharisees of old kept the Sabbath, telling us we must not walk, ride, sail, or take any exercise or enjoyment on that day.  This is not true, for Our Lord rebuked the Pharisees for such excessive rigor; God made the Sunday for our benefit, and if we had to keep it as they say we must, it would be more of a punishment than a benefit.

355 Q. How are we to worship God on Sundays and holy days of obligation?  A. We are to worship God on Sundays and holy days of obligation by hearing Mass, by prayer, and by other good works.

356 Q. Are the Sabbath day and the Sunday the same?  A. The Sabbath day and the Sunday are not the same.  The Sabbath is the seventh day of the week, and is the day which was kept holy in the Old Law; the Sunday is the first day of the week, and is the day which is kept holy in the New Law.

“Old Law” means the law that God gave to the Jews, the New Law, the law that Our Lord gave to Christians.

357 Q. Why does the Church command us to keep the Sunday holy instead of the Sabbath?  A. The Church commands us to keep the Sunday holy instead of the Sabbath because on Sunday Christ rose from the dead, and on Sunday He sent the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles.

We keep Sunday instead of Saturday also to teach that the Old Law is not now binding upon us, but that we must keep the New Law, which takes its place.

358 Q. What is forbidden by the Third Commandment?  A. The Third Commandment forbids all unnecessary servile work and whatever else may hinder the due observance of the Lord’s day.

359 Q. What are servile works?  A. Servile works are those which require labor rather of body than of mind.

“Servile”—­that is, work which was formerly done by the slaves.  Therefore writing, reading, studying, etc., are not servile, because they were not the works of slaves.