"Divine work" (S Josemaria) (anglès)

Posted in Il Tempo, Rome 26-VI-1997 "All work is a divine work" Although there is no lack of those who affirm that work is not a reality that can be sanctified, we must remind men that our Catholic faith proclaims the dignity of work, the human and divine greatness of the vocation of workers.

For some, work is a curse, a weight that shies away; And it may be that sometimes they lack reason, because the injustice of other men has turned that concrete work into an ungrateful and inhuman task. But by its nature it is not so.

Work is participation in the creative work, it is a bond of union with other men and a means to contribute to the progress of the whole of humanity, it is a source of resources to support one 's own family, an occasion for personal improvement, Great way to say it very clearly - way and path of sanctity, sanctifying and sanctifying reality. It is well known, because it is an experience lived every day - effort and, therefore, fatigue and fatigue: it is, however, evident that it gives us a constant opportunity to feel closer to Christ who has borne our pains (Isai LIII 4).

My daughters and sons, the spirit of Opus Dei reflects the beautiful reality that any work worthy and noble in the human, can become a divine work. There is no incompatibility between Christian morality and any lawful, intellectual or manual profession of those that people qualify as important or of those they consider humble.

Think that in the service of God there are no trades of little rank: all are of great importance. The category of the office depends on the personal conditions of the exerciser, on the human seriousness with which he performs it, on the love of God that he places in him. The office of the farmer is noble, who sanctifies himself by cultivating the land; And that of the university professor, who unites culture to faith; And that of the artisan, who works in his own family home; And that of the banker, who makes fruitful economic means for the benefit of the community; And that of the politician, who sees in his task a service to the good of all; And that of the laborer, who offers the Lord the labor of his hands.