During this Jubilee year, the Holy See has designated a number of Jubilee Days throughout 2025 to recognize and celebrate different groups of people and various ministries in the Church. The Jubilee of Workers was held from May 1 to  May 4.

The Jubilee of Workers reminds us that we are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers and have a responsibility to ensure that the dignity of all workers across all sectors is upheld. “Let us recommit ourselves to building together a society that honors the human dignity of all who labor. Through the treasure of Catholic social teaching, we have a long history of proclaiming the essential role labor plays in helping people to live out their human dignity”

 (USCCB LaborDay Statement 2024).

Prayer for the Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers

Lord God, Master of the Vineyard,
How wonderful that you have invited us
who labor by the sweat of our brow
to be workers in the vineyard
and assist your work
to shape the world around us.
As we seek to respond to this call,
make us attentive to those who seek work but
cannot find it.
Help us listen to the struggles of those who work
hard to provide for their families but still have
trouble making ends meet.
Open our eyes to the struggles of those
exploited and help us speak for just wages and
safe conditions, the freedom to organize, and
time for renewal.
For work was made for humankind
and not humankind for work.
Let it not be a vehicle for exploitation
but a radiant expression of our human dignity.
Give all who labor listening hearts that we may
pause from our work to receive your gift of rest.
Fill us with your Holy Spirit that you might work
through us to let your justice reign.

Amen.

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(For the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025)