Pope Francis’ call to keep Sunday as the Lord’s Day is included in Parade Magazine’s article about Sunday Fun Day and 80 Happy Sunday Quotes

Parade Magazine is a nationwide Sunday newspaper magazine that is distributed in more than 700 newspapers throughout the United States. It is America’s most widely read newspaper. On Sunday, November 13, 2022, it published 80 different “Happy Sunday” quotes to try to get its readership to accept that Sunday is a day of possibilities, dreams, and blessings. Quote #76 is a statement from Pope Francis telling people to keep Sunday as the Lord’s Day:

76. “Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Let us find time to be with him.” — Pope Francis. [1]

According to Parade Magazine, the 80 different Happy Sunday quotes were published for the following reasons:

Sunday. For some people, it’s a day to rise and shine early, put on their Sunday best and worship the Lord for all their blessings. Other folks spend a Sunday morning lazing about in pajamas, a cup of coffee in one hand and a book or newspaper in the other … Sunday is a day of possibilities and dreams. Think about the internal monologues that often run through your head on any given Sunday. If you are anything like me, they go something like this. ‘Will I get all of my errands done today after church? Maybe I should take the kids to the movies because that dirty laundry will still be there tomorrow. No, I am going to go grocery shopping and then do my meal prep for the week! But, it is raining out, so maybe it’s a good day to be lazy and just watch TV with the kids and take a nap.’ No matter how you spend your Sunday, be sure to take a moment and enjoy it. Enjoy the day for being the end of a weekend, and the start of a new week. Enjoy the time with family and friends. Enjoy reconnecting with your faith. Let the possibilities of the week ahead inspire you. And enjoy this list of happy Sunday quotes! [1]

The 80 Happy Sunday quotes are designed to help people better understand the need to set Sunday apart as a special day. It’s an attempt to persuade people to keep Sunday holy or to enjoy it as a day of fun. Parade Magazine and other Sunday rest advocates are preparing people’s minds to keep Sunday. They are trying to build a relationship between society and Sunday observance.

Below is the complete list of “Happy Sunday” quotes published by Parade Magazine:

1. “Sunday, the day for the language of leisure.” — Elfriede Jelinek, The Piano Teacher
2. “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
3. “Sunday is your best day. You know you had an amazing week. Time to recover and think how you gonna kill the next one.” — Unknown
4. “Although I understand that all days are equal with 24 hours each, most of us agree that Friday is the longest day of the week and Sunday the shortest!” — D.S. Mixell
5. “A Sunday well spent brings a week of content.” — Unknown
6. “If your Sunday doesn’t involve wine and yoga pants, you’re doing it wrong.” — Unknown
7. “I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.” — Audrey Hepburn
8. “Sunday is my favorite day.” — Emma Caulfield
9. “SUNDAY. The day… I planned a lot, but actually do nothing.” ― Lovely Goyal, I Love the Way You Love Me
10. “Do not waste a single Sunday. If you don’t waste Sundays, you will be less likely to waste Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.” — Matthew Kelly
11. “Sometimes I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday. It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain. You can feel the silent and invisible life.” — Marilynne Robinson
12. “Sunday is the day when I prepare for the week ahead by making improbable To-Do lists and browsing Pinterest for ideas on how to decorate my imaginary mansion.” — Nanea Hoffman
13. “It’s not that we spend five days looking forward to just two. It’s that most people do what they enjoy most on those two days. Imagine living a life where every day are your Saturdays and Sundays. Make every day your weekend. Make everyday a play-day…” — James A. Murphy, The Waves of Life Quotes and Daily Meditations
14. “Sundays are like confetti floating in the air in slow motion, in the evening they reach the ground, and you hope a bit of wind could blow on them so they could fly a bit longer.” — Alain Bremond-Torrent, Running is Flying Intermittently
15. “Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.” — Albert Schweitzer
16. “Happy Sunday. Spread love. Show kindness. Live life in the present.” ― Independent Zen
17. “Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.” — Joseph Addison
18. “Sunday is a good day to save the world in one’s pajamas.” ― Adrienne Posey
19. “The goal of Sunday is to leave my home as little as possible.” — Mark Morris
20. “My Sunday is a leisure day in which I encourage myself to forget the responsibilities of my workdays and engage honestly with my friends and loved ones.” ― Srinivas Mishra
21. “Without Sunday, I wouldn’t know when to put on the brakes of a hurtling life.” — Byron Pulsifer
22. “Happiness is a hot bath on a Sunday afternoon.” — A.D. Posey
23. “Sunday is the perfect day to refuel your soul and to be grateful for each and every one of your blessings.” — Unknown
24. “Sunday is the core of our civilization, dedicated to thought and reverence.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
25. “Saturdays are for adventure; Sundays are for cuddling.” — Unknown
26. “Feeling blessed, never stressed. Got that sunshine on my Sunday best.” — Surfaces, “Sunday Best”
27. “How necessary Sundays have become. I reach for them like sleeping lovers on the other side of my earth or my mattress.” — Darnell Lamont Walker
28. “May your Sunday be filled with sunshine and blessings!” — Unknown
29. “Oh dear Sunday, I want to sleep in your arms and have fun day.” ― Santosh Kalwar
30. “Don’t judge men’s wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.” — Benjamin Franklin
31. “May your Sunday be full of fun and laughter.” — Kate Summers
32. “Ah, Sunday, the day of rest… now that’ssomething to be thankful for!” — Aaron P. Taylor
33. “There is always something new to learn and feel each Sunday.” — Bishop Gerald Causse
34. “Sunday, for me, is all about being home with the family with no plans.” — John Lasseter
35. “I try not to work too many Sundays. At least on Sunday nights, I try to chill out a little bit. I call it Sunday Funday.” — Miley Cyrus
36. “On this lovely Sunday, remember to take a deep breath and relax. Enjoy your family, your friends, and indulge yourself in a nice cup of coffee.” — Unknown
37. “On Sunday morning, I’m not nervous… I can’t wait to tell what God wants me to say.” — Charles Stanley
38. “There’s nothing better than putting your feet up on a Sunday afternoon and grabbing a good book.” — Chris Klein
39. “It’s a beautiful Sunday morning and a great opportunity to thank the Lord for reminding us how blessed we are.” — Unknown
40. “It’s a beautiful Sunday morning and a great opportunity to thank the Lord for reminding us how blessed we are.” — Unknown
41. “Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” — Susan Ertz
42. “Sunday on the beach, having seashells in the pocket, sand in the shoes, was the day to refuel our souls and be grateful to the blessings.” — ejump
43. “You know what Sunday is, it’s a day with a lot of potential for naps.” — Polly Horvath
44. “Sunday is a time when you sit back and reflect on all the blessings that you have received. Smile at all the good things that you are enjoying.” — Sera Train
45. “On this wonderful Sunday, don’t forget to be thankful for the little things in life.” — Unknown
46. “Sunday was always the best of days for being the self you had intended to be, but were not, for one reason or another.” — Jesse Ball, Samedi the Deafness
47. “Today is Sunday, so please conduct yourself accordingly.  Sleep in, sip tea, lay around in your pajamas, listen to good music, and indulge yourself in an afternoon nap.” — Unknown
48. “Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.” — Bill Watterson.
49. “This Sunday morning is here for you with a promise of a brand-new beginning in life. Embrace it and be grateful for this beautiful life!” — Unknown
50. “Time flows in a strange way on Sundays.” — Haruki Murakami
51. “There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week.” — Henry Ward Beecher
52. “Start this Sunday with a clean heart. No doubt, no tears, no fear, no worry. Thank God for his priceless gifts and miracles throughout the world.” — Unknown
53. “I’m easy like Sunday morning.” — Commodores, “Easy”
54. “After a week of the contained chaos that is my job, I need some solitary running time. On Sundays, I can unwind and reconnect with the natural world.” — Linda Jones
55. “Take your life into your own hands and make this Sunday awesome!” — Unknown
56. “Sunday evenings often feel like the weekend is over before it’s even begun.” — Catherine McCormack
57. “Sunday. Take it slow and give your soul a chance to catch up with your body.” — Unknown
58. “The city takes a breath on Sunday. Of all that’s lost with the pursuit of what’s next, I hope we don’t lose that…” — Hawksley Workman
59. “Cheers to Sunday. Snuggle by the fire, read a good book, have a hot cup of coffee (or two), watch an old movie, relax, and enjoy the day.” — Unknown
60. “Sunday brings along memories of childhood when I used to wake up to go to church. Then when I would return home there would be something special for breakfast. I miss those days.” — Quincy Latte
61. “Champagne makes you feel like it’s Sunday and better days are just around the corner.” — Marlene Dietrich.
62. “Sundays should come with a pause button.” — Unknown
63. “Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.” — Philibert Joseph Roux
64. “Have the courage to start a new path this Sunday and a miracle will happen.” — Unknown
65. “Sunday! A family day with a touch of weekend thrown in for good measure.” — Anthony T. Hincks
66. “On Sundays, the world is as bright and empty as a balloon.” ― Joseph Roth
67. “Warning: Going to sleep on Sunday will cause Monday.” — Unknown
68. “Have a great Sunday! Experience life in all possible ways: good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winter. Experience all the dualities. Don’t be afraid of experience, because the more experience you have, the more mature you become.” — Osho
69. “It’s Sunday, therefore I am 100% motivated to do nothing today!” — Unknown
70. “Sundays tend to be a day where just I do nothing but visit people. It’s kind of like trick-or-treating.” — Chuck Palahniuk
71. “It can be sunny every day but not as authentic as on a Sunday.” — Unknown
72. “Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats; then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.” — Fred Allen
73. “Let this Sunday be a rainbow for the entire upcoming week.” — Unknown
74. “Happy Sunday! If you are happy today, share this joy with the Lord. If you are sad, find strength in God, and remember that He is always in your heart.” — Unknown
75. “Happy Sunday! If you are happy today, share this joy with the Lord, if you are sad, find strength in God, and remember that He is always in your heart.” — Unknown
76. “Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Let us find time to be with him.” — Pope Francis
77. “Sundays are a good day to look at the limitless possibilities of the week ahead.” — Bob Saget
78. “Friends, sun, sand, and sea. That sounds like a Sunday morning to me.” — Unknown
79. “It’s a lazy Sunday morning, where the dreams are floating and sleep is sinking.” — Dr. Sreeremya
80. “Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.” — Wayne Dyer [1]

With this kind of reasoning, they might as well just come out and say, “We need to pass a national Sunday law.” It is only a matter of time before they start, but we know that preparations are being made for a Sunday law “in disguise.”

“Church and state are now making preparations for the future conflict. Protestants are working in disguise to bring Sunday to the front, as did the Romanists.” Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 449.

The following statement describes our duty to warn against the Sunday movement and to boldly proclaim the true seventh-day Sabbath. It is our duty to inform the public of the real issues:

“Sunday observance shall be enforced by law … And it is not until the issue is thus plainly set before the people, and they are brought to choose between the commandments of God and the commandments of men, that those who continue in transgression will receive the mark of the beast.” Great Controversy, p. 449.

Sources

[1] https://parade.com/1356345/michelle-parkerton/happy-sunday-quotes/