a labor day meditation on the spirituality of work
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A Labor Day Meditation on the Spirituality of Work
as manifestedin theMinistry of Everyday Life &Catholic Social
Teaching A Labor Day Meditation on the Spirituality of Work
as manifestedin theMinistry of Everyday Life &Catholic Social
Teaching On Human Labor ~ Pope John Paul II
Human beings,created in the image of God . . . share by their
WORKin the activity of the Creator . . . On Human Labor~ Pope John
Paul II in a sense. Human Beings. continue to develop. the
activity
. . . in a sense Human Beings continue to develop the activityof
the Creator and perfect it. On Human Labor~ Pope John Paul II The
knowledge that. by means of WORK humanity shares
The knowledge that by means of WORK humanity sharesin the work of
creation . . . . . . constitutesthe most profound motive for
undertaking it in various sectors. On Human Labor~ Pope John Paul
II By our labor we are unfolding. the Creators work and
contributing to
By our laborwe are unfoldingthe Creators workand contributing tothe
realization of Godsplan on earth. On Human Labor ~ Pope John Paul
II The eloquence of the life of Christ is unequivocal . . .
He belongs tothe working world The eloquenceof the life of Christis
unequivocal He has appreciationand respect for human work. On Human
Labor ~ Pope John Paul II It can indeed be said that He looks with
love. upon human work
It can indeed be said thatHe looks with loveupon human workand the
different forms that it takes . . . On Human Labor~ Pope John Paul
II seeing in each one of these forms. a particular facet of
humanitys
. . . seeing in each one of these forms a particular facet of
humanityslikeness with God, the Creator. On Human Labor~ Pope John
Paul II In this way the WORLD will be permeated by the spirit of
Christ . . .
and moreeffectivelyachieve itspurpose . . . in Justice,Charityand
Peace. On Human Labor~ Pope John Paul II Through work. we not only
transform the world,
Through workwe not only transform the world, we are transformed
ourselves. On Human Labor~ Pope John Paul II For when people work,.
they not only alter things
For when people work, they not only alter things and society, they
develop themselves as well. They learn much,they cultivate their
resources, they go outside of themselves and beyond themselves. On
The Church in the Modern World~ Vatican II People are more precious
for what they are than for what they have.
Rightly understood,this kind of growth is of greater valuethan any
external richeswhich can be garnered. People are more precious for
what they are than forwhat they have. On Human Labor ~ Pope John
Paul II It should not be forgotten that even in our own day
It should not be forgottenthat even in our own day work is very
oppressivefor many people, . . . either because ofmiserable working
conditionsand long hours especially in the poorer regionsof the
world The Lords Day ~ Pope John Paul II or because of the
persistence. in economically
. . . or because of the persistencein economically more developed
societiesof too many cases of injustice and exploitation. The Lords
Day ~ Pope John Paul II a key theme of Catholic Social Teaching
:
we are therefore reminded of The Dignity of Work and the Rights of
Workers a key theme of Catholic Social Teaching : Work is more than
a wayto make a living;it is a form of continuing participation in
God's creation. The economy must serve people, not the other way
around. Excerpts from Sharing Catholic Social Teaching ~
U.SConference of Catholic Bishops the right to productive work to
decent and fair wages
If the dignity of work is to be protected,then the basic rights of
workersmust be respected. the right to productive work to decent
and fair wages to organize and join unions to private property and
to economic initiative. Excerpts from Sharing Catholic Social
Teaching ~ U.SConference of Catholic Bishops We inherit the work of
the generations before us,
and we share inthe building of the future of all thosewho will come
after us. Mother and Teacher ~ Pope John Paul II Awareness that
humanity's work is a participation in God's activity
ought to permeate even the most ordinary everyday activities. On
Human Labor~ Pope John Paul II The shopping mall,. the school,. the
kitchen table,. the courtroom,
The shopping mall,the school,the kitchen table,the courtroom,the
factory,and the officecan be altars of sorts . . . . . . places
wherethe mundane labors of lifemay be offered up, blessed,and
transformedinto things of beauty and holiness. Fromby G. F.Pierce .
. . and my heart and my thought.
God is in a sense at the point of my pen,my pick, my paintbrush,my
needle . . . . . . and my heartand my thought. It is by carrying to
completion the stroke,the line,the stitch I am working on . . .
that I shall lay hold on the ultimate end towards which my willat
its deepest levels tends. Hymn of the Universe~ Pierre Teilhard de
Chardin The Christian findsin human WORK a small part of theCross
of Christ . . .
. . . and accepts it in the same spiritof redemptionin which Christ
acceptedHis Cross for us. On Human Labor ~ Pope John Paul II In
WORK,. thanks to the light
In WORK, thanks to the lightthat penetrates us from the
Resurrection of Christ, we always find aglimmer of new life . . .
On Human Labor~ Pope John Paul II an announcement of. the new
heavens. and the new earth
. . . an announcement of the new heavens and the new earthin which
humanityand the worldparticipate precisely throughthe toil that
goeswith WORK. On Human Labor~ Pope John Paul II May the goodness
of the Lord be upon us,
And give successto the WORK of our hands. Psalm 90:17 AMEN