Catechism for Young Children · Question 90 of 145
How should the Sabbath be spent?
A.In prayer and praise, in hearing and reading God’s word, and in doing good to our fellow-men.
What does this answer mean?
The catechism says the Sabbath should be spent in prayer and praise, in hearing and reading God's word, and in doing good to others. This gives children a picture of the day as full of good things: worship, Scripture and kindness.
Where Reformed churches differReformed and Presbyterian churches agree that the Lord's Day is set apart for worship and rest, and they differ in how strictly they apply Sabbath rest in family life. Follow the teaching of your own church and elders.
What can we ask our children?
- How should the Sabbath be spent?
- What good can we do for someone on the Lord's Day?
- Which part of the Lord's Day do you like best?
Can I print this question?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.