prayer for work

Work is the source of human dignityas Pope Francis reminds us, when he calls Christians to “fight for work“.

“Work is essential for society, families and individuals… Its value constitutes the well-being of the human being, since it materializes it in all its senses, by using not only its practical capacities, but also intellectual, manual and creative “. (Pope Francisco)

Unfortunately, before the economic crisis, the search for profits and the search for competitiveness, work (when you have it), is not always synonymous with achievement. Nevertheless, the work is a path of holinessas shown by Saint Joseph, the employer of workerswith your example.

Whatever our professional situation (unemployed, employed, actively seeking work), there are prayers to ask God to guide us towards the professional fulfillment: to get a job, keep it, deal with work difficulties and be successful in it. We can also pray for serve God and men through our work. Pray for a job that liberates, restores and sanctifies!

Prayers to sanctify work

Regardless of the situation, whether we like our work or not, whether we are passionate or just a job to survive, whether we are paid well or poorly, we must know that all work is priceseitherY has the power to transform us if we do it with heart. “Whatever your work may be, do it wholeheartedly, keeping in mind that it is for the Lord and not for men. Know that the Lord will reward you, making you his heirs. You serve Christ, the Lord.” (Colossians 3:23-24).

We can also entrust our work day to the Lord with a morning prayer before work.

worker’s prayer

“Forgive me and do not allow me to submit to painful work all the days of my life.

Lord God, I cry out to you because only you listen with mercy to my prayers; Look at the misery, the work and the oppression imposed by those who oppress the worker, and deliver me!

God, I need you with me because only you do justice for the worker. Instead, out there people are unfair and even capable of firing the employee empty-handed.

With this prayer, I ask you to give me wisdom so that I do not fall into a curse and others steal the fruit of my work.

Lord, keep me from having bosses who treat employees cruelly and oppress with forced labor, doing projects that only benefit them and no one else.

Oh God, do not allow me to live a bitter life because of the enslaving and abusive work that they want to impose on me.

Even if I had the best job in the world, in this work prayer I promise, Lord, to obey your commandments and give my body rest once a week, so that I can honor you, my God.

Lord, give me expertise and skill in my work, just as you gave your servants Bezalel and Aholiab, who did magnificent work for you.

I pray that the day will come when I can gather my family and rejoice in the achievements of my work, because you Lord God will have blessed us.

Lord, I know that if you bless my work, there is nothing and no one that will prevent me from progressing; That is why I assure you that I will help those most in need so that they can eat; I will not be petty but generous with my blessings; If my brother in faith asks me for a loan, I will not charge him interest; And even if it were by mistake or carelessness, if a part of the fruit of my work were left in the hands of someone more needy than me, I will not ask him to return it.

My God, I wish with all my heart that you bless me, because in your blessing there is authentic prosperity for my work, my family, my possessions and my future.

Open the heavens, your generous treasure, to pour down your rain of blessing in due time. Then I will lend to many and I will no longer borrow from anyone.

Now I praise you Lord because by being obedient I will receive your blessing in my savings, in all the work of my hands and in the land that you give me to live on. In the name of Jesus, amen.”

Prayer to Our Lady of Labor

“Our Lady of Work, Mother of all workers, men and women, your children!

Bless us so that in our homes the name of God may always be praised.

Bless us also so that we never lack bread, work and love.

Give us every morning your peace and your joy, your serenity and your fullness, to walk bravely with you on the path of life.

Reach us fertility for our lands, minds and hands that work.

Help us to feel the task of each day: respected, free and fair.

Make us strong in pain, simple and pure in our joys, firm and clear in the decisions we must make.

Fill us with faith, hope and charity, to feel like brothers to our brothers, to strengthen the weak, comfort the weary and share our satisfactions and food with those who do not have them or feel alone.

We want to arrive in this way holding hands and singing the hymn of your glory to the eternal Kingdom of God. Amen.”

Prayers for difficulties with work: unemployment, instability and labor unrest

Are you unemployed? Are you facing the labor market for the first time? Do you currently have a job, but want to change it? Surrender your job search to the Lord with a specific prayer, so that He guides us towards a work in which they value the charisms that He has given us, and so that we can use them correctly.

The labor market is undergoing changes and responding to pressures that generate much instability Y precariousness. Sometimes, we can feel fear of losing our position when we see massive dismissals, internal reorganizations, poor relations with superiors, etc. Let us pray to the Lord to help us keep our jobs and protect us in our work.

All of us want to be successful in our work, but what is success, true success? With these prayers, let us discover the path to success for a Christian worker.

To which saints to pray for work problems?

First of all, let us pray to Saint Joseph, without a doubt!!. Also called San jose workerand it is the employer of workers. In fact, the adoptive father of Jesus supported, fed and raised Jesus with his work as a carpenter, which he did with great humility and love. In addition, he taught this beautiful trade to Jesus, who carried it out until he was 30 years old, when he began his public life. Charles Péguy, in La Passion (The Passion in Spanish), says that the life of Christ is summed up in “thirty years of carpentry and three years of words”, which shows how manual and intellectual work structure the spiritual life. Here are some of the prayers that we can address to this saint:

Finally, it is often prayed to San expeditopatron saint of youth, when we take exams and pass competitions, which, without a doubt, can be an effective help in our professional life!

Pray to Saint Joseph, patron saint of workers, with !

Whatever your situation, pray to Saint Joseph for your work concerns. He, with the same perseverance and care that he put into his work, will pray and intercede before the Lord so that, through his work, you too can participate in God’s work. Join one of these online communities: