"The grace flowing from this wellspring (Eucharist)
renews mankind, life and history."
St John Paul II, Dies Domini, Pentecost Sunday, 31 May 1998
"The Blessed Sacrament is the
Sacrament of Unity; and when you receive it, it
does not merely produce in you more charity toward
your neighbor, more loyalty toward the Church,
more unselfishness in your human attachments.
It makes you more at unity with yourself;
it catches up our life into a rhythm
that echoes the heavenly music...
It comes to you... full of that unifying love
which is the bond of the Blessed Trinity."
Msgr Ronald Knox
Painting above: Memoir Writing ~ August Muller
Painting above: Memoir Writing ~ August Muller
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Most merciful Father, thank you for this day of work with all its achievements as well as its burdens. Thank you for all the successes, the challenges, and even the difficulties that it brought to me. Your Son once said to His Apostles, "Come by yourselves to an out-of-the-way place and rest a little." Thank you for this gift of rest. May this time be a chance for me to renew my gratitude for all your blessings. In your great compassion and generosity, please be mindful of those who are out of work. And help me to do a better job tomorrow. I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
LABOR DAY
American and Canadian Federal Holiday
First Monday in September
"Work is not only good in the sense that it is useful or
something to enjoy; it is also good as being something worthy,
that is to say, something that corresponds to man's dignity,
that expresses this dignity and increases it. ...
Work is a good thing for man - a good thing for his humanity
- because through work man not only transforms nature,
adapting it to his own needs, but he also achieves fulfillment
as a human being and indeed in a sense becomes
'more a human being.'"- St JP II, Laborem Exercens #9
Prayer after Work by Fr. Peter John Cameron, o.p.
From Blessing Prayers
© Magnificat – Used with permission.
Most merciful Father, thank you for this day of work with all its achievements as well as its burdens. Thank you for all the successes, the challenges, and even the difficulties that it brought to me. Your Son once said to His Apostles, "Come by yourselves to an out-of-the-way place and rest a little." Thank you for this gift of rest. May this time be a chance for me to renew my gratitude for all your blessings. In your great compassion and generosity, please be mindful of those who are out of work. And help me to do a better job tomorrow. I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St Joseph, patron of the Worker, pray for us!
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