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