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Liturgy On the dignity of work

Liturgy On the dignity of work. ‘We must pay more attention to the one who works than to what the worker does.’ Pope John Paul II. Jesus was a worker during his earthly life.

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Liturgy On the dignity of work

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  1. Liturgy On the dignity of work

  2. ‘We must pay more attention to the one who works than to what the worker does.’ Pope John Paul II

  3. Jesus was a worker during his earthly life. • First, he was a labourer alongside Joseph, and later during his public ministry he was a teacher, storyteller, healer, leader, servant...

  4. In the Gospels, Jesus identifies himself as a co-labourer with his Father in heaven and describes his disciples as workers in the harvest of the Lord.

  5. Christians can recognise the dignity of work by association with Jesus and the saints, and all those who work for a more just and peaceful world.

  6. Slide 3 Bountiful rice harvest in Cambodia Slide 4 Threshing rice in Cambodia Slide 5 Tilling the soil in Kenya Slide 6 Builders in Wellington Slide 8 Builder in Wellington Slide 9 Sewing in Kenya Slide 10 Papua New Guinea – sharpening tools for farming Slide 11 Challenge 2000 community garden Slide 13 Rosalio Espinoza in Nicaragua with cocoa pod Slide 14 BhamuBhakta carrying water for the animals in Nepal Photos taken by Philip Gibbs, Jenny Rahman and Caritas staff

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