As Labor Day approaches, let’s take a moment in gratitude for the jobs that many of us hold and to pray for those less fortunate who are seeking a way to afford life’s necessities. We lift up prayers of justice for all those seeking employment. Pray with us…
Loving God, on this weekend, when we rest from our usual labors, we pray for all who shoulder the
tasks of human labor— in the marketplace, in factories and offices, in the professions, and in family living.
We thank you, Lord, for the gift and opportunity of work; may our efforts always be pure of heart, for the good of others and the glory of your name.
We lift up to you all who long for just employment and those who work to defend the rights and needs of workers everywhere.
May those of us who are now retired always remember the valuable contribution we make to our Church and our world by our prayers and deeds of charity.
May our working and our resting give you praise until the day we share together in eternal rest with all our departed in your kingdom as you live and reign Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.