Religion and ritual.

[Nihil]

15. Not quite sure what (or if) you were asking here ...

... but my take on this is that yes, religion and ritual are usually very closely intertwined.

You have mentioned the specifics of the RC church but every religion that I can think about
at the moment has its own collection - some similar, some different in nature or maybe in
intensity - and yes, I think that your interpretation of the "weekly time out" aspect to it
is probably a lot of the reason why many not particularly fervent believers are still happy
to continue with their religion.

Others have simply found other rituals/habits/ways to keep their life ticking over.