1. Liturgy
On the dignity of work

2. ‘We must pay more attention to the one who works than to what the worker does.’ Pope John Paul II

3. Bountiful rice harvest in Cambodia

4. Threshing rice in Cambodia

5. Tilling the soil - Kenya

6. Builders in Wellington, New Zealand

7. Jesus was a worker during his earthly life.
First, he was a labourer alongside Joseph, and later during his public ministry he was a teacher, storyteller, healer, leader, servant...

8. Builder’s apprentice in Wellington, New Zealand

9. Sewing in Kenya

10. Papua New Guinea – sharpening tools for farming

11. Working in Challenge 2000’s community garden – Wellington, New Zealand

12. In the Gospels, Jesus identifies himself as a co-labourer with his Father in heaven and describes his disciples as workers in the harvest of the Lord.

13. Rosalio Espinoza in Nicaragua with cocoa pod

14. Bhamu Bhakta carrying water for the animals in Nepal

15. Christians can recognise the dignity of work by association with Jesus and the saints, and all those who work for a more just and peaceful world.

16. Slide 3 Bountiful rice harvest in Cambodia
Slide 4 Threshing rice in Cambodia
Slide 5 Tilling the soil in Kenya
Slide 6 Builders in Wellington
Slide 8 Builder in Wellington
Slide 9 Sewing in Kenya
Slide 10 Papua New Guinea – sharpening tools for farming
Slide 11 Challenge 2000 community garden
Slide 13 Rosalio Espinoza in Nicaragua with cocoa pod
Slide 14 Bhamu Bhakta carrying water for the animals in Nepal
Photos taken by Philip Gibbs, Jenny Rahman and Caritas staff