R. C. CHURCH Anniversary

SAINT DOMINIC’S
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2001 BAY RIDGE PARKWAY
R. C. CHURCH
40th ary
Annivers
1972—
2012
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
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REV. JOHN TINO, PASTOR
Deacon Paul P. Morin
RECTORY OFFICE
Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Phone: 718-259-4636
Fax: 718-259-3066
[email protected]
FAITH FORMATION OFFICE
Mrs. Roseanne Bourke
MUSIC MINISTRY
Ms. Briana Weiner
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK
Deacon Paul P. Morin
St. Dominic R.C. Church
is on facebook!
Weekdays:
Saturdays:
Sundays:
Holy Days:
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM English: Baptisms are celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 2:30 PM. Registration is done at the Rectory. Instruction Class is
required of parents and godparents which will be on the
Thursday two weeks before Baptism at 7:00 PM.
Espanol: Los bautismos se celebran el segundo Sabado
del mes a las 12:00 PM. Inscripcion en la Rectoria.
Reunion para los padres y padrinos el segundo Viernes a
las 6:30 PM. Italiano: Contattare la canonica.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Confessions are held
on Saturdays from 4:30 PM-5:00 PM or at other reasonable times by making an appointment at the rectory.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements must be
made with a priest/deacon at least 6 months prior to the
wedding date.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call
the rectory prior to surgery or in case of a serious illness.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every
Friday from 9:30 AM-12:00 Noon ending with Benediction.
MASS SCHEDULE
8:00 AM (Italian) & 9:00 AM
8:30 AM (Bilingual) & 5:30 PM Vigil
9:00 AM, 10:15 AM (Italian), 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM (Spanish)
Please refer to the current bulletin.
GRUPPO DI PREGHIERA DI PADRE PIO Messa ogni primo
sabato del mese alle 10:30AM seguito da esposizione del
Santissimo Sacramento, Rosario e Benedizione.
MARIAN DEVOTION Holy Rosary every weekday after the
8:00 AM & 9:00 AM Masses. Miraculous Medal Novena is
every Monday after the 9:00 AM Mass.
RCIA—RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS If you,
or someone you know, is interested in becoming a Catholic or
completing their entrance into the church through Baptism,
Confirmation or Holy Eucharist, please call the Rectory.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTIONS
Kindergarten, Grades 1 - 8.
Beginning
with
Pre-K,
YOUTH GROUP: Fall meeting date to be announced.
YOUNG AT HEART CLUB (SENIOR CITIZENS) Meets each
Thursday from 11:30 AM-3:00 PM in the Parish Hall.
GIRL SCOUTS Meets each Friday at 4:00 PM.
MEN’S CLUB Fridays at 7:30 PM in the Rectory Basement
(will resume September 14, 2012)
COMUNIDAD HISPANA Viernes a las 7:30 PM
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, September 2nd
9:00 AM
Rosario Grasso, Mary, Frank & Joseph
Iacono, Peter & Benedetto Degaetano
10:15 AM Francesca & Antonio Craco
Requested: Rosaria & Sal Buzzetta
11:30 AM Mario Randone
Requested: Famiglia Randone
1:00 PM
People of the Parish
Monday, September 3rd , Labor Day
8:00 AM
Antonietta & Antonio Bertone
Requested: Giovannina Arcaro
9:00 AM
Nellie & Louis Randisi
Requested: Franca & Enza
Tuesday, September 4
8:00 AM
th
Suor Maria Concetta
Requested: Chiara Scorcia
9:00 AM
Rita, Frankie Briola & Accursio Maria Verdi
WEEKLY PARISH CALENDAR
Monday, September 3rd
Holy Rosary (after the 8:00 AM & 9:00 AM Masses)
Tuesday, September 4th
Holy Rosary (after the 8:00 AM & 9:00 AM Masses)
Wednesday, September 5th
Holy Rosary (after the 8:00 AM & 9:00 AM Masses)
Thursday, September 6th
Holy Rosary (after the 8:00 AM & 9:00 AM Masses)
12:00 PM: Young at Heart (Gym)
7:00 PM: Narcotics Anonymous (Classroom)
Friday, September 7th
Holy Rosary (after the 8:00 AM & 9:00 AM Masses)
9:30 AM-12:00 Noon - Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction
7:30 PM: Comunidad Hispana
Saturday, September 8th
Holy Rosary (before the 8:30 AM Mass)
Requested: Sina LoMonaco
Wednesday, September 5th
8:00 AM
Achille, Emilia, Ines Bertollucci
9:00 AM
Ortenzia & Francesco Cuore
Requested: Adriana LaDelfa
Requested: Gisa Ruggiero
Thursday, September 6th
8:00 AM
Giulio Brunetti
9:00 AM
Salvatore Spataro
Requested: Rosa Brunetti
Requested: Giovanni Leto
Friday, September 7th
8:00 AM
In Onore del Cuore di Gesù
9:00 AM
Giovanna Randazzo
Requested: Legga di Sacro Cuore
Requested: Giuseppe & Anna Vassallo
Saturday, September 8th
8:30 AM
Vito Iacoviello
Requested: Francesco Papeo
11:15 AM Memorial Mass for Rocco Fionda
Requested: Children
5:30 PM
Frank Ragosta
Requested: Ragosta Family
Please keep in mind that we have
weekly Memorial Gifts available to
memorialize a loved one.
THIS WEEK’S MEMORIAL GIFTS
Altar Candles are donated in Memory of:
Requested by:
Gifts of Bread & Wine are donated in Memory of:
Requested by:
Tabernacle Candles are donated in Memory of:
Requested by:
The Rectory office will be closed on
Monday, September 3rd in observance of
Labor Day. We will re-open on
Tuesday at 9:00am.
Mary & Yolanda Aiello, John Alessandra, Julia Antelmi, Gina
Ardizzone, Bob & Maria Balogh, Salvatore Bennici, Peggy
Booker, Fred Bruno, Dominic Butera, Nancy Caputo, Joanne
Cassidy, Evelyn Catalano, Dominick, Regina & Steven
Catanzaro, Rose Celentano, Dominick Ciaramella, Steven
Cox, Pompela Cozza, Joseph Criscione, Joseph D'Angelo, Melina Dani,
Kathleen De Maro, Josephine DeFato, Rose Delisi, Laurie Del Negro, Angela
DeMari, Lucrezia DeStefano, Frances DiBiase, Leo Di Filippi, Clara Fasano,
Sylvia Fiorentino, Jean Gentile, Baby Gino Granato, Regina Grancitano,
Kenneth Haines, Leean Hanley, Janet Herbert, Andrea Hernandez, Patrick
Hoar, Anna A. Ianno, MaryAnn Kelly, Anna Kozlova, Arthur Larsen, Lucy
Leavitti, Joan Lepore, Andrew Logan, Yolanda Lombardo, Michelle LoPresti,
Piero Lugara, Nancy Lunden, Diane Mariano, Angelica Marianno, Eddie
McGinvey, Louise McGregor, Camillo Messina, Joanne Mirra, Andy
Monteverde, Baby Kyle Morrison, Anna Musto, Elizabeth Betty Murino,
John Nardi, Kevin O'Connor, Connie Pace, Dominick Pagano, Marie,
Palermo, James Pelliccio, Claire Pezza, Anthony Pietravalle, Lucia Pirozzi,
Frank & Barbara Pizzigno, Laura Positano, Anna Power, Lillian Ragusa, Rita
Rondello, Beverly Ross, Manual Russ, Connie Salzano, Robert Seely, Irene
Serrapica, Matthew D. Settanni, Laura Solton, Julieta Soto, Ira, Max &
Rosemarie Suliman, Jerry Taddeo, Nick Tanzillo, Suzi Tomasulo, Joann
Tortorici, Marie & Theresa Tozzolino, Adrienne Usher, Toni & Patty
Uzzalino, John Vella, Fred Venoff, Philomena Vermilyea, Stella Vittolli,
Louis Young
Please advise the rectory office if any names
should be removed from this list.
Theresa DiFrancesco, Giuseppe
Nanfro
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
CLOTHING TRUCK
Saint Dominic R.C. Church
F a i t h
Formation
2012-2013 Religious Education
Classes will begin next Sunday,
Sept 9th at 10:00am.
Las clases de Educacion Religiosa
comienzan Septiembre 9, 2012 a las 10:00am.
On Sunday, September 9, 2012 from 8:30AM
to 12:00PM, the St. Vincent de Paul Society
Clothing Truck will be available for any gently used or new
clothing. Please do not leave bags of clothing in the
Church lobby or Rectory. Thank you for your generosity.
A MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF
MARTIN J. GOLDEN
SENATOR, 22ND DISTRICT
Registration is still open. The fee is be $110 and
$60 for each additional sibling. For those new to the
Senator Golden invites all to his
program, you will need a copy of the child’s baptism
certificate. Please come to the Rectory to enroll.
Payment in full is due at time of registration. For
more information, contact the Rectory.
to commemorate the 11th Anniversary
on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
9/11 ANNUAL
MEMORIAL CEREMONY
7:30 PM on 69th St. & Shore Road
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
The Catholic University of America is the national university of the Catholic Church in the United States,
located in Washington D.C. It provides an academically rigorous education guided by Catholic intellectual
tradition to nearly 7,000 students every year. Next
Sunday, is the National Collection for The Catholic
University of America. Every donated dollar directly
supports financial aid for students from dioceses across
the country, including ours. Please be generous.
OUR LADY OF POMPEII CHURCH IN
VINELAND, NJ PRESENTS
Patrizio Buanne
(International recording artist & Padre Pio
Ambassador, Napoli, Italy)
at the American Veterans Memorial Pier.
All are invited.
Marian Pilgrimage
IN THE
YEAR OF FAITH
Saturday, October 27
BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION IN WASHINGTON, DC.
We are partnering with St. Athanasius & Sts. Simon & Jude
churches. Seating is limited. The cost is $52, payable immediately at the time of registration. No seats will be held.
To register and pay for this Pilgrimage, please go to the St.
Athanasius Rectory (2154 61st Street) with payment of $52
(check should be made to St. Athanasius).
The bus will leave from St. Athanasius.
To celebrate, pray & sing for a special benefit
Saturday, September 22 at 7:30pm
Landis Theatre in Vineland, NJ
Ticket prices vary by seating and range
from $30-$100. Purchase early as
premium seating is limited.
Call 856-691-7526 for information.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
1 Cor 2:1-5; Lk 4:16-30
1 Cor 2:10b-16; Lk 4:31-37
1 Cor 3:1-9; Lk 4:38-44
1 Cor 3:18-23; Lk 5:1-11
1 Cor 4:1-5; Lk 5:33-39
Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30;
Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23]
Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37
THE CATHOLIC ACADEMY
OF ST.
MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS—ST. FRANCES CABRINI
Opening Mass/Luncheon
Tuesday, September 4th
Mass: 9:30am, Luncheon: 12:30pm
Please Join Us
“Abortion has been founded on lies and deception from the very beginning. All I did was lie
about how I got pregnant…but my little lie grew
and grew and became more horrible with each
telling…With the help of willing media and the
credibility of well-known columnists, the lie
became known as the truth these past 39 years.”
We must end abortion and euthanasia. Our life
depends upon it. Norma McCorvey- Jane Roe of Roe v Wade
2012 ANNUAL
CATHOLIC APPEAL
Goal $20,330.00
206 Families pledged $27,137.00
Received as of 8/24/12 $22,317.00
We have reached our Goal, so all money over
the Goal will come back directly to the Parish!
JOIN US ON A DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO
Florence, Assisi & Rome
“In the Year of Faith”
APRIL 11-19, 2013
SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR: BISHOP PAUL SANCHEZ
FOR A BROCHURE CALL (888) 465-9868
Give early, Give online, Go Green
Please visit www.rcdobdonate.org to
make your gift on-line!
LA CONGREGA MARIA SS ADDOLORATA
Presents the 64th Annual Procession
La Madonna Addolorata
PATRON SAINT OF MOLA DI BARI, ITALY
Sun, Sept 9th, 2:30 p.m.
Sacred Hearts & St. Stephens Church
(SUMMIT & HICKS ST, BROOKLYN, NY)
Upon returning to Church at 6:00 p.m.
a Mass in her honor will be celebrated
by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Why the Mother of God & the Holy Spirit
are Needed in our Quest
“Just as the Immaculata herself belongs to Jesus
and to the Trinity, so too every soul through her
and in her will belong to Jesus and to the Trinity in
a much more perfect way than would have been
possible without her. Such souls will come to love
the Sacred Heart of Jesus much better than they
would have ever done up to now......Through her
Divine Love will set the world on fire and will
consume it. —St Maximilian Kolbe
“Two artisans—the Holy Spirit and the most holy
Virgin Mary—must concur in the work that is at
once God’s masterpiece and humanity’s supreme
product. Both the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
are necessary to souls, for they are the only ones
who can reproduce Christ....Such is the place that
the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary have in the
order of sanctification. Therefore, Christian piety
should put these two artisans of Christ in their true
place, making devotion to them something
necessary, profound, and constant”.
—The Servant of God Archbishop Luis Martinez
Narrows Community Theater will be holding auditions for
its Fall Musical, “Crazy for You” on Sept 5th & 7th from
7-10pm at Shore Hill Senior Center, 91st St. between
Shore Rd & Colonial Rd. Performances will be held on Fri
& Sat, Nov. 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 8PM and Sun, Nov 11 & 18 at
3pm. Please bring 32 bars of sheet music in your key, 2 copies of headshots (or any photo), resumes & jazz or character
shoes to auditions. Call 718-482-3173 for more details or
visit their website at www.NarrowsCommunityTheater.com.
REGIS HIGH SCHOOL OF MANHATTAN
...an all-scholarship Jesuit school for talented
& gifted Catholic boys
Invites students and their parents to its
Brooklyn Admissions
Information Night
Wednesday, September 26 at 7:00pm
ST. SAVIOUR CHURCH, 611 8TH AVE (6TH ST.), PARK SLOPE
For information, contact Eric Di Michele, Director of Admissions, Regis H.S., 55 E. 84th St., NY (212) 288-1100
Come to our weekly
Eucharistic Adoration on
Fridays, after the 9:00 AM Mass
until 12:00 Noon when we conclude with
Benediction. At this time, we will also
have the DIVINE MERCY
PRAYER.
WEEKLY COLLECTION REPORT
August 28, 2011
August 26, 2012
$1,536
$ 2,419
FOR REPAIR & RENOVATION:
August 26, 2012: $ 892
PER LA COMMUNITÀ ITALIANA
COME CAMBIARE IL MONDO
Siamo di nuovo alle prese con scribi e farisei che dominano la
scena anche in questo brano di Vangelo. Erano proprio sempre attenti e intenti a osservare Gesù con la lente di ingrandimento nel tentativo di coglierlo in fallo. "Si riunirono attorno
a Gesù i farisei e alcuni scribi venuti da Gerusalemme.
Avendo visto che alcuni dei suoi discepoli prendevano cibo
con mani immonde, cioè non lavate, lo interrogarono: "Perché
i tuoi discepoli prendono cibo con mani immonde?". Ecco
che, dopo aver dato segni strabilianti, Gesù viene rimproverato dalle autorità religiose per il fatto che i suoi discepoli non osservano certe regole di purità rituali. Queste regole
erano state stabilite dai rabbini che avevano aggiunto alla
legge scritta tantissimi precetti (613 addirittura!) e sostenevano di averli ricevuti dal grande legislatore (Mosè).
Gesù disapprova a più riprese questa precettistica così
minuziosa, estesa e dettagliata. "Bene ha profetato Isaia di
voi, ipocriti: "Questo popolo mi onora con le labbra, ma il suo
cuore è lontano da me".
Il Signore ci invita dunque a rinnovare l'interno. A puntare
sull'essere, non sull'apparire.Noi non possiamo cambiare il
mondo, ma possiamo cambiare noi stessi e migliorando noi
stessi, inizieremo a cambiare il mondo? —www.lachiesa.it
PREGHIERA PER TUTTI I LAVORATORI
Gesù, che, pur essendo il padrone dell'Universo,
hai voluto assoggettarti alla legge del lavoro,
guadagnandoti il pane col sudore della tua fronte,
noi ti riconosciamo e ti proclamiamo
nostro modello e Redentore del lavoro.
Benedici, o divino operaio di Nazareth,
la nostra quotidiana fatica, che ti offriamo come
sacrificio di espiazione e di propiziazione.
Benedici il sudore della nostra fronte,
affinché ci procuri un pane sufficiente
per noi e per le nostre famiglie.
Quello era un modo di interpretare la legge in maniera molto
superficiale "invano essi mi rendono culto insegnando
dottrine che sono precetti di uomini". Era solo un ritualismo
E concedi che sul mondo del lavoro,
esterno che lasciava intatta solo la durezza di cuore, mentre
travagliato da tante incertezze e difficoltà,
Gesù ribadisce che ciò che conta invece è il cuore, non la purisplenda sempre la Tua provvida benedizione,
rità rituale; ciò che rende immondo e impuro viene dal di dene fa che tutti possano ottenere
tro: "Ascoltatemi tutti e intendete bene: non c'è nulla fuori
e conservare un onesto e dignitoso lavoro.
dell'uomo che possa contaminarlo, sono invece le cose che
Amen.
escono dall'uomo a contaminarlo: è dal cuore che escono le
intenzioni cattive?" e aggiunge un elenco di nefandezze da far
Domenica, 9 Settembre, 8:30AM - 12:00PM: Il camion di
rabbrividire! Come siamo conciati!
Gesù pone dunque l'accento sull'interiorità. Il suo insegnamento mira a debellare la pratica superficiale di un ritualismo
puramente esteriore. Occorre vigilare sul cuore per non cadere in una pericolosa forma di illusione religiosa, cioè quella
di sentirsi a posto perché si sono osservate determinate pie
pratiche. Eccovi un esempio molto efficace per illustrare
questa verità.
abbigliamento de la Società di San Vincenzo de Paoli sarà
disponibile per gli abiti gentilmente nuovo o usato. Si prega
di non lasciare i sacchi di vestiti nella Chiesa o canonica.
Domenica, 9 Settembre, 2:30PM: La Congrega Maria SS
Addolorata annuncia che L’Annuale Processione in onore
della Madonna (Patrona di Mola di Bari) avrà presso la
Chiesa Sacro Cuori e Santo Stefano, Summit & Hicks
Street, Brooklyn, NY. Al rientro in chiesa (circa 6 p.m.)
C'era una volta un bramino indiano che apparteneva alla casta sarà celebrata una Messa Solenne con il nostro vescovo,
sacerdotale. In India ci sono infatti le varie caste: i bramini S.E. Mons. Nicholas DiMarzio.
apartengono a una casta elevata, mentre i paria (i poveri)
partengono al rango inferiore: sono anche definiti gli intocca- Domenica, 7 Ottobre: 31.ma Giornata dell’Apostolato
Italiana—Messa Giubilare in onore della Madonna,
bili, appunto perché non bisogna abbassarsi al loro rango.
Questo bramino buono e pio, viveva di elemosine che gli davano i suoi fedeli. Un giorno decise di vestirsi da intoccabile
paria per fare il solito giro. Quel giorno nessuno lo salutò, né
al mercato, né al tempio e nessuno gli diede niente, né per lui,
né per il tempio. Il giorno dopo si vestì di nuovo da bramino:
si mise un bel vestito bianco, un turbante di seta, una giacchetta ricamata. Tutti lo salutavano, gli facevano inchini, gli
davano denaro per lui e per il tempio. Arrivato a casa, il
bramino si tolse gli abiti, li pose su una sedia e si inchinò profondamente dicendo: "O fortunati voi vestiti, fortunati voi!
Sulla terra ciò che è certamente più onorato è il vestito, non
l'essere umano che vi sta sotto"?
Nostra Signora del Santo Rosario: Celebrata da S.E.
Mons. Nicholas DiMarzio, Vescovo della Diocesi di
Brooklyn e Queens. Presso la Chiesa di St. Mel (28-20
154th Street, Flushing, NY). Inizio Processione alle
4:30pm e Santa Messa alle 5:30pm. Venite, Vi
Aspettiamo Numerosi anzi Numerosissimi!
Sabato, 13 Ottobre: Pellegrinaggio al Blue Army Shrine
Siete invitati al pellegrinaggio a Blue Army a New Jersey,
per l’anniversario dell’appparizione della Madonna. Il
prezzo del biglietto per l’autobus è $35 a persona e la
colazione è a sacco. Per prenotazioni venite o chiamate
l’ufficio entro e non oltre di 30 Settembre.
PARA LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA
LA DIGNIDAD DEL TRABAJO
Si nos ponemos a escoger las palabras que más gastan
nuestros labios modernamente, estas dos palabras trabajo y trabajador no se van a quedar las últimas de la
lista. Esto lo podemos asegurar a ciegas. ¡Ojalá hubiera
sido siempre así! Porque esas palabras --dándoles el
sentido que hoy les damos-- hubieran hecho del trabajador y del trabajo la persona y la actividad más dignas
que existen. Quitándoles el sentido que les quiso dar la
revolución marxista, nosotros las miramos
bajo la luz de la fe, y esas dos palabras resultan entonces sagradas.
Trabajador y trabajo nos remontan al Dios
del paraíso y al taller de Nazaret, y en esos
dos lugares, tan santificados por la presencia de Dios, es donde se descubre tanto la
dignidad de la persona que trabaja como el
poder santificador del trabajo.
El poeta se dirige al hombre trabajador, y
le canta entusiasmado:
No hay cosa que se mire con más desdén en la sociedad
que la pereza, la apatía, la holgazanería, el aprovecharse
de los demás y liberarse de una ley como la del trabajo,
que nos obliga a todos.
¿Y si no hace falta trabajar porque se puede vivir de
renta, sin preocupación alguna?...
Habremos de decir que no se justifica el dejar de trabajar en este caso. Si no lo necesito yo, lo necesitan otros, para los cuales debo ser brazo
productivo. El apóstol San Pablo nos lo dice
desde el principio de la Iglesia: -¡A trabajar
fuerte con las propias manos, para poder ayudar así al que se encuentra en necesidad!
Dejar de trabajar porque se tiene para vivir de
renta, es condenarse a una vida sin ilusión.
¡Cuando resulta tan bello el entregarse al trabajo para aportar mayor bienestar a la familia
o tener para dar más a los miembros de la
sociedad que están necesitados!...
Labra, funde, modela, torna rico el erial, pinta, cincela,
incrusta, sierra, pule y abrillanta, edifica, nivela, inventa, piensa, escribe, rima y canta. Igual que podría
decirle a la mujer --aunque no en verso, sino en prosa
muy vulgar--, que limpie, cocine, cosa, estudie, ponga
una inyección, enseñe en clase, sea la más eficiente de
su oficina o de su taller, brille en la universidad o en la
política, distíngase en cualquier campo...
Nosotros miramos el trabajo como virtud humana y
cristiana a la vez. El trabajo dignifica a la persona, la
ennoblece y la santifica. Más todavía. Miramos hoy el
trabajo, sea cual sea, bajo otro aspecto muy atractivo y
estimulante, como es el perfeccionamiento del mundo.
El que trabaja, presta sus manos a Dios para que siga
adelante con su obra creadora.
Así vamos a mirar el trabajo nosotros ahora en nuestro
mensaje: como una virtud humana y cristiana eminente.
El trabajo es, ante todo, un medio grande de perfeccionamiento personal.
Dios creó el mundo muy bello, pero lo dejó, diríamos, a
medias. Quiso que fuéramos nosotros, con nuestro ingenio y nuestro esfuerzo, los que le diéramos los últimos retoques y lo fuéramos preparando así para la
restauración final, que será obra del mismo Dios.
Nos dice la Biblia que el hombre ha nacido para el trabajo como el pájaro para volar. ¿Qué diríamos de un
pájaro que estuviese tendido en tierra sin poder alzar el
vuelo? Pues diríamos esto: que es un pájaro que está
enfermo y que nunca se va a desarrollar como los
demás compañeros suyos, que gozan surcando el cielo
azul...
Así también, el hombre que no trabaja no desarrolla sus
facultades, indica que algo anormal hay en sus adentros,
y que nunca llegará a la perfección exigida por su naturaleza.
El trabajo hace vivir con dignidad, porque lo que se
come no es fruto del trabajo ajeno ni del robo -descarado o elegante, que es igual--, sino de un esfuerzo
noble y generoso.
El poeta que nos ha dicho aquellos versos primeros, se
dirige ahora al trabajador, y le suelta este elogio supremo: Sin ofensa de Dios, que fue el primero, tú, el
creador segundo, bien te puedes llamar del mundo entero.
Si nos formamos este concepto del trabajo, y trabajamos así, a la luz de estos principios tan humanos y tan
cristianos, ¿quién nos va a negar que somos felices? La
Biblia nos lo asegura con estas palabras: - Será dulce la
vida del trabajador que está contento con su suerte.
¿Y cómo no vamos a estar contentos, siendo brazos
para nosotros mismos, para los demás y para el mismo
Dios?.... —www.catholic.net
"WE SEEK AN ECONOMY THAT SERVES THE PERSON RATHER THAN
THE OTHER WAY AROUND" —U.S. BISHOPS ANNUAL LABOR DAY STATEMENT
This Labor Day, our country continues to struggle with a broken economy that is not producing enough decent jobs. Millions of Americans suffer from unemployment, underemployment or are living in poverty as their basic needs too often go
unmet. This represents a serious economic and moral failure
for our nation. As people of faith, we are called to stand with
those left behind, offer our solidarity, and join forces with "the
least of these" to help meet their basic needs. We seek national
economic renewal that places working people and their families at the center of economic life.
THE BROKEN ECONOMY LEAVES TOO MANY WITHOUT
DECENT WORK
Officially over 12 million workers are looking for work but
cannot find a job and millions more have actually given up
seeking employment. Millions more are underemployed; they
are willing and able to work full time, but there are not enough
jobs available. Over ten million families are "working poor"-they work hard, but their jobs do not pay enough to meet their
basic needs. The sad fact is that over 46 million people live in
poverty and, most disturbingly, over 16 million children grow
up poor in our nation. The link between joblessness and poverty is undeniable, as Pope Benedict points out:
In many cases, poverty results from a violation of the dignity of
human work, either because work opportunities are limited
(through unemployment or underemployment), or "because a
low value is put on work and the rights that flow from it, especially the right to a just wage and to the personal security of
the worker and his or her family" (Caritas in Veritate, no. 63).
These harsh economic realities bring terrible human costs for
millions of families, who live with anxiety and uncertainty and
cope with stagnant or falling wages. Many are forced to work
second or third jobs, which places further strain on their children's well-being, and millions of young adults are denied the
ability to begin families. These people are not abstractions:
they are fellow parishioners and our neighbors; our cousins,
aunts, and uncles; our brothers and sisters; our mothers and
fathers; possibly our own children. The economy should help
families thrive, not place additional pressures on them.
The Catholic bishops of the United States, through our Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) and the Catholic Campaign
for Human Development (CCHD), provide help and hope to
exploited and mistreated working people. MRS helps workers
who have fled their home countries with the promise of employment, only to find themselves forced to work long hours in
dangerous jobs. CCHD supports groups throughout the country
that empower working people to raise their voices and regain
wages that have been taken from them, demand fair treatment,
and seek greater economic opportunity. The broken economy
also places additional strain on other Catholic organizations
such as Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Charities, and the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, that struggle to fulfill our
Gospel mandate in the face of increased demand and fewer
resources.
A CALL FOR ECONOMIC RENEWAL AND SUPPORT FOR
WORKERS
Everyone and every institution has a role to play in building a
more just economy. In the words of our Conference, we seek
an economy that serves the person rather than the other way
around. Blessed John Paul II said:
…society and the State must ensure wage levels adequate for
the maintenance of the worker and his family, including a certain amount for savings. This requires a continuous effort to
improve workers' training and capability so that their work will
be more skilled and productive, as well as careful controls and
adequate legislative measures to block shameful forms of exploitation, especially to the disadvantage of the most vulnerable workers, of immigrants and of those on the margins of
society. The role of trade unions in negotiating minimum salaries and working conditions is decisive in this area Centesimus
Annus, no. 15).
Our Church has long taught that unions are "an indispensable
element of social life, especially in modern industrialized societies" (Laborem Exercens, no. 20) and are examples of the traditional Catholic principles of solidarity and subsidiarity in action. At their best, unions demonstrate solidarity by bringing
workers together to speak and act collectively to protect their
rights and pursue the common good. Unions are a sign of subsidiarity by forming associations of workers to have a voice,
articulate their needs, and bargain and negotiate with the large
economic institutions and structures of government.
Our Conference of Bishops is developing a pastoral reflection
on work, poverty, and a broken economy. This modest reflection will draw heavily from Pope Benedict's powerful encyclicals, will communicate our solidarity with those who have been
left behind, and will call for prayer, education, discussion and
action. It will be an example of responding to the call of Pope
Paul VI to the laity:
...to take the initiatives freely and to infuse a Christian spirit
into the mentality, customs, laws and structures of the community in which they live. Let each one examine himself, to see
what he has done up to now, and what he ought to do. It is not
enough to recall principles, state intentions, point to crying
injustice and utter prophetic denunciations; these words will
lack real weight unless they are accompanied for each individual by a livelier awareness of personal responsibility and by
effective action (Octogesima Adveniens, no. 48).
This Labor Day, millions of working people and their families
have urgent and compelling needs. I ask you to join me in a
special prayer for them and all workers, especially those without a job struggling to live in dignity. May God guide our nation in creating a more just economy that truly honors the dignity of work and the rights of workers. —www.zenit.org
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