I remember that during my childhood and youth, Memorial Day weekend meant the beginning of summer and Labor Day meant the end of summer and the beginning of school. However, with the new schedule of the Clinton public school system and with school now starting again during the summer months, our ideas of the summer and the school year may have changed somewhat. With Labor Day commemorated this Monday, we give thanks for our jobs that help us provide for our families and help us contribute to society. We pray that workers are treated with dignity and respect, while we also pray that workers treat their employers and their work with dignity and respect. Indeed, in our work, we should try to find a way to live out the holiness to which God calls us. The Gospel this weekend calls us to deny our own desires and caprices and to carry our crosses with love and courage. May our work lives, our personal lives, and our lives of faith be united in the way we live out the Gospel each day. Blessings to all of you. It is certainly good being back with all of you this weekend after being away on the mission appeals. Father Lincoln.
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