May Day or International Workers Day is a time to recognize the inherent right and duty of every individual to work. While it is commonly associated with laborers in industries, the concept of work goes beyond these distinctions of ownership and employment. The true meaning of work and being a worker is not limited to this particular holiday and deserves deeper contemplation.
What the Church Says….
According to the teachings of the Church, work is a necessary part of life and a means of personal growth and fulfillment. Pope Francis says in ‘The Joy of Love’ “We were created with a vocation to work… Work is a necessity, part of the meaning of life on this earth, a path to growth, human development and personal fulfilment.” Pope St. John Paul II, says in ‘On Human Work’ emphasizes, “Man must work, both because the Creator has commanded it and because of his own humanity, which requires work in order to be maintained and developed. Man must work out of regard for others, especially his own family, but also for the society he belongs to, the country of which he is a child, and the whole human family of which he is a member, since he is the heir to the work of generations and at the same time a sharer in building the future of those who will come after him in the succession of history.” It is clear from the above observations that human society must constantly be at work and it is indeed at work constantly.
John Don Bosco
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