A bigly small matter...job performance $

[nordskoven]

I do high speed editing and get rated on quality and quantity. I’m meeting quantity, which is tough since new edits were emplaced; but not hitting quality. If I don’t hit quality standards, I can’t work overtime, the only place I make any real money. So for this bigly small matter, please pray; and may God lavishly bless all those who join in prayer for the Body of Christ. Thanks.

      A Prayer for Workers 
      by Pope John XIII

O glorious Joseph! Who concealed your incomparable and regal dignity as custodian of Jesus and the Virgin Mary under the humble appearance of a craftsman and provided for them with your work, protect with loving power your children, especially entrusted to you.
You know their anxieties and sufferings, because you yourself experienced them at the side of Jesus and of His Mother. Do not allow them, oppressed by so many worries, to forget the purpose for which they were created by God. Do not allow the seeds of distrust to take hold of their immortal souls. Remind all the workers that in the fields, in factories, in mines, and in scientific laboratories, they are not working, rejoicing, or suffering alone, but at their side is Jesus, with Mary, His Mother and ours, to sustain them, to dry the sweat of their brow, giving value to their toil. Teach them to turn work into a very high instrument of sanctification as you did. Amen.

 

[nordskoven]

Reminds me that two miners trapped in a 1963 Shippton, Pennsylvania coal mine collapse–John XXIII mentions “miners” in his prayer–were miraculously saved after having a vision of Pope John XIII dressed as a humble priest. After five days the miners on top brought in a boring machine but the behemoth machine broke down before getting to the point they believed was above any survivors. They assumed they were dead and more out of grudging respect for the mining community, they sank a borehole anyway. They hit the small pocket sustaining the two survivors, who said that they experienced incredible visions, including that of Pope John XIII leading them out. After two weeks the enlarged borehole was big enough to raise the two men, Fellin and Throne, who lived to be old men. Cardinal Roncalli/Pope John XIII was of peasant stock and often mocked by the elite of the Vatican as the “banana peddler.” May God keep us humble and fearing Him alone in what ever station in life in which we are called to serve.

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[odile53]

How about a prayer to St. Joseph the Worker? He’s come through for me for everything from getting a specific part in an audition, to developing a new career, to remodeling a couple of rooms in my home! He did quality work, filled enough orders to financially support (even modestly) Our Lord as a child and Our Lady, and, Nazareth being a small village, I’m sure he had repeat customers. He even passed down his skills and work ethic to his foster Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before He started His public ministry, was no slouch of a craftsman Himself!

St. Joseph, patron Saint of all working people, intercede with Our Father that we may all have meaningful, dignified work that supports our temporal needs with enough to live free from want, that serves the needs of our fellow pilgrims on this earth, and that glorifies Our Heavenly Father. May we glorify Him in our job performance, bearing witness to the power of God’s love in our workday lives. Amen.

 

[ready]

May our Lord come to your assistance and help you to do your best work. May your guardian angel assist you to think sharply and help you do better quality editing. May you place your confidence in the Lord to help you and be surrendered to his holy will. If necessary, may you slow down your work a little, seeing you need better quality performance. Amen.

 

[Kilo1Mike21]

Praying for your intentions….

Lord Jesus, You have said, “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” With confidence in Your loving heart which offers rest to weary souls, we come to You in this time of special need. In Your unfailing love, read the prayer that is written on our hearts, and grant the grace that we ask of You, in accordance with Your holy will. In Your name we pray. Amen.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to thee I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate! Despise not my petitions, but, in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.