A new season has begun.
Author: Monica Jacobson (Page 3 of 149)
Quote of the Day
“A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the sun should be extinguished, than that we should be deprived of friends; better to live in darkness, than to be without friends.”-St. John Chrysostom
Simon and cousins picked apples from Grandpa’s 🍎 tree! Time to make apple sauce, apple jelly, and dried apples.
Mother Teresa’s Humility List:
1. Speak as little as possible about yourself.
2. Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others.
3. Avoid curiosity.
4. Do not interfere in the affairs of others.
5. Accept small irritations with good humor.
6. Do not dwell on the faults of others.
7. Accept censures even if unmerited.
8. Give in to the will of others.
9. Accept insults and injuries.
10. Accept contempt, being forgotten and disregarded.
11. Be courteous and delicate even when provoked by someone.
12. Do not seek to be admired and loved.
13. Do not protect yourself behind your own dignity.
14. Give in, in discussions, even when you are right.
15. Choose always the more difficult task.
| How should a Catholic celebrate Labor Day? When you pray to these saints, Labor Day becomes about more than cookouts, sales, and a chance to sleep… |
| Labor Day usually makes us think of cookouts, sales, and maybe a chance to sleep in. But it’s also a good time to step back and remember what the Church teaches about the dignity of work. Work isn’t just about making ends meet—it’s part of God’s design. As Pope Pius XII once reminded us, labor is not a “mere commodity,” but a way we collaborate with God in shaping the world. In other words, even ordinary jobs—whether you’re wrangling emails, folding laundry, or mowing the lawn—can have spiritual meaning. |
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The saints show us this in simple, relatable ways:
St. Joseph the Worker
A carpenter by trade, Joseph quietly built a life of faith and service through his daily work. His example reminds us that our jobs don’t need to be glamorous to be holy.
St. Isidore the Farmer
Isidore worked the fields but never missed daily Mass. He shows us how prayer and work go hand in hand, no matter how busy the day.
St. Benedict of Nursia
The great monastic father gave us the famous motto Ora et labora—“pray and work.” He taught that chopping wood, sweeping floors, or studying books could all become prayer when offered to God.
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
Balancing life as a physician, wife, and mother, Gianna reminds us that work happens in many forms: professional, domestic, and relational. All of it can reflect God’s love.
As you take a well-earned rest this Labor Day, pause to thank God for the gift of your work—whatever form it takes—and ask these saints to walk with you in it.As Catholics, we are also invited to live out the Benedictine motto ora et labora. It reminds us that both our prayer and our labor belong to God, and that daily life is sanctified when the two.are joined together.
| Source: The Catholic Company: Get Fed |
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