Pope appeals for respectful Sundays
{{date|September 9, 2007}}
[[Image:BentoXVI-15-10052007.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Pope Benedict XVI {{Image credit|1=[http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/ Agência Brasil]}}]]
[[Pope Benedict XVI]], speaking on the third final day of a visit to {{w|Vienna}}, [[Austria]], has appealed for renewed respect for Sundays. 

In the [[Roman Catholic Church]], Sundays are called the Hebrew word {{w|Sabbath|Shābath}} (now called the Sabbath), meaning "to rest". Originally on Saturdays, which is still retained in the Jewish faith, it was changed to Sunday by Catholics in the commemoration of the {{w|resurrection of Christ}} which was on Sunday.

During a Mass at {{w|St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna|St Stephen's Cathedral}}, the Pope promoted leisure time as 'something good and necessary amid the mad rush of a modern world,' but warned that leisure without a focus (on faith) could be wasted time. As part of his sermon, he also encouraged the congregation to 'give the soul its Sunday &mdash; give Sunday its soul,' quoting a 20th Century bishop from [[Germany]].

The Pope is in Austria to mark the 850th anniversary of the foundation of the {{w|Mariazell Basilica|Shrine of Mariazell}}. Today, he will also take part in a recitation of the {{w|Angelus|''Angelus Domini''}}, and visit {{w|Heiligenkreuz Abbey}} before a farewell ceremony at the international airport of Vienna/Schwechat.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6986053.stm
|title=Pope demands respect for Sundays
|pub=BBC News
|date=September 9, 2007}}

==External links==
*[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/travels/2007/index_austria_en.htm Vatican website: Apostolic visit to Austria]

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Pope Benedict XVI 
Pope Benedict XVI, speaking on the third final day of a visit to , Austria, has appealed for renewed respect for Sundays. 

In the Roman Catholic Church, Sundays are called the Hebrew word Shābath (now called the Sabbath), meaning "to rest". Originally on Saturdays, which is still retained in the Jewish faith, it was changed to Sunday by Catholics in the commemoration of the  which was on Sunday.

During a Mass at St Stephen's Cathedral, the Pope promoted leisure time as 'something good and necessary amid the mad rush of a modern world,' but warned that leisure without a focus (on faith) could be wasted time. As part of his sermon, he also encouraged the congregation to 'give the soul its Sunday — give Sunday its soul,' quoting a 20th Century bishop from Germany.

The Pope is in Austria to mark the 850th anniversary of the foundation of the Shrine of Mariazell. Today, he will also take part in a recitation of the Angelus Domini, and visit  before a farewell ceremony at the international airport of Vienna/Schwechat.
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