{"id":971,"date":"2020-02-10T22:18:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T21:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971"},"modified":"2020-09-04T10:46:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T08:46:11","slug":"the-sanctifity-with-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971","title":{"rendered":"The sanctifity with work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To sanctify with work<\/h2>\n

16th catechisms, October 2018<\/h2>\n

We have repeatedly touched on our cooperation with God in our catechisms. We are talking about spiritual growth and trying to move something forward in our lives. But what’s the point? For whoever ascends to the mountain is closer to the light, but to the sun is almost as far away as the one who stays down. We know well that we cannot ascend to God, but God has come down to save us. But we also know that God has redeemed us without our consent, but He will not save us against our will. Therefore, in the spiritual literature, the authors continually reflect on the relationship between God’s activity and human activity. The human endeavor is called “ascetics” and the connection with God is “mystic.” In this context, these words take on a whole new meaning. Ascetics, not as something negative – denial of renunciation, but as a human contribution. What can I do so that God can work more effectively in me? What obstacle can I remove so that He can realize in me? Ascetic is therefore renouncing everything that prevents me from approaching God. And mysticism is not some inconceivable revelation that no one understands, but the acceptance of God, union with Him.<\/h2>\n

Of course, we would like to give up the daily responsibilities that we have to do, which are exhausting and depriving us of prayer time and strength to grow spiritually. Therefore, we live in a kind of tension – our desire for spiritual growth and everyday monotonous reality. What about it? The Lord invites us to salvation, not by taking us out of the world, but by teaching us how we can turn everyday activities into an instrument of our salvation. So our efforts are not to be focused first and foremost to escape reality and have more time and space for spiritual life, but to turn as a daily cycle into a meeting place with the Lord<\/h2>\n

How to do it? Christian tradition, unlike pagan, has a completely different view of work. Pagan tradition has always seen work as something that is undignified to man because it binds him to matter. Body work enslaves the spirit, attaching it to matter. That is why a free man should have devoted himself to free arts, while the service work was left to slaves who, according to ancient thought, could not rise to higher perfection. Today’s pagan culture sees work as a means of subsistence. It does not perceive in it any value other than the realization of itself and securing its livelihood. So man works because he enjoys and fulfills work, or as a necessary evil to earn. In both cases, it doesn’t matter what it does, it is important whether it fulfills it or earns it. Otherwise, he tries to avoid work because he sees no other meaning in it.<\/h2>\n

This mentality is not compatible with faith. God reveals to us as someone who works. It creates the earth and keeps it existing. The priests of the Old Testament work, and the apostles work, even Christ himself worked most of his life. God works. We are created in the image of God, so we are also created for work. This point is extremely important. For many desires a deeper spiritual life and try to earn more prayer time. You desire to go more often to silence, to adoration. But circumstances don’t allow you to. What about it? The Lord invites us to discover at work the possibility of uniting with him – a mystic.<\/h2>\n

The first condition is to do it according to God’s will. Otherwise, our life would not make sense in the great “liturgy of the world,” where everything moves exactly according to the plan of one who controls the universe. (Theodore of Gyro). It follows that each of our work that is in its place is the most important thing. There is nothing better than doing what is to be done right now. Therefore, according to st. John Berchmans is one of the essential elements of spirituality to do what you have to do. Duty in its place is the best deed of piety. This gives us hope. Indeed, even a housewife whose life is constantly revolving around a child and often does not have time to go to the toilet, and nowhere else to withdraw into silence and contemplate, need not despair. Rewrapping, breastfeeding a baby at the right time is the best deed of religion. Work is a manifestation of love for people. If I do my job honestly, responsibly, then I show love for people. And this kind of work transforms me.<\/h2>\n

Last time, an economist complained to me. She witnessed indifference, which chilled her. The tax office received a request from the court to provide information from the tax return. It was to determine the person’s income so that adequate maintenance could be established. A clerk who just had nothing to do and opened the application. “I have 30 days to answer.” He had no idea that a woman alone at home with a small child might have a financial need and need the money as soon as possible. He has 30 days by law. From this example, too, I can see how work can be a deed of love, and how it can shape and make me sensitive, if I do not only act mechanically, but also think.<\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To sanctify with work 16th catechisms, October 2018 We have repeatedly touched on our cooperation with God in our catechisms. We are talking about spiritual growth and trying to move something forward in our lives. But what’s the point? For … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catechization"],"yoast_head":"\nThe sanctifity with work - predication.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The sanctifity with work - predication.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To sanctify with work 16th catechisms, October 2018 We have repeatedly touched on our cooperation with God in our catechisms. We are talking about spiritual growth and trying to move something forward in our lives. But what’s the point? For … Continue reading →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"predication.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-10T21:18:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-04T08:46:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Peter Prochac\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Peter Prochac\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?p=971#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?p=971\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Peter Prochac\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f62557857ae410ff13810b0081c7093e\"},\"headline\":\"The sanctifity with work\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-10T21:18:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-04T08:46:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?p=971\"},\"wordCount\":918,\"articleSection\":[\"catechization\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?p=971\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?p=971\",\"name\":\"The sanctifity with work - predication.net\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-10T21:18:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-04T08:46:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f62557857ae410ff13810b0081c7093e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?p=971#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?p=971\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?p=971#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The sanctifity with work\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"predication.net\",\"description\":\"Petr Prochac's web blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/predication.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f62557857ae410ff13810b0081c7093e\",\"name\":\"Peter Prochac\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/71c4613d6cbe235658e1e54b06c76a3feea1b74d3ba9c2c47f907d199762838b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/71c4613d6cbe235658e1e54b06c76a3feea1b74d3ba9c2c47f907d199762838b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/71c4613d6cbe235658e1e54b06c76a3feea1b74d3ba9c2c47f907d199762838b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Peter Prochac\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The sanctifity with work - predication.net","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The sanctifity with work - predication.net","og_description":"To sanctify with work 16th catechisms, October 2018 We have repeatedly touched on our cooperation with God in our catechisms. We are talking about spiritual growth and trying to move something forward in our lives. But what’s the point? For … Continue reading →","og_url":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971","og_site_name":"predication.net","article_published_time":"2020-02-10T21:18:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-09-04T08:46:11+00:00","author":"Peter Prochac","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Peter Prochac","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971"},"author":{"name":"Peter Prochac","@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/#\/schema\/person\/f62557857ae410ff13810b0081c7093e"},"headline":"The sanctifity with work","datePublished":"2020-02-10T21:18:39+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-04T08:46:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971"},"wordCount":918,"articleSection":["catechization"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971","url":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971","name":"The sanctifity with work - predication.net","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-02-10T21:18:39+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-04T08:46:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/#\/schema\/person\/f62557857ae410ff13810b0081c7093e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?p=971#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/predication.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The sanctifity with work"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/predication.net\/","name":"predication.net","description":"Petr Prochac's web blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/predication.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/predication.net\/#\/schema\/person\/f62557857ae410ff13810b0081c7093e","name":"Peter Prochac","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71c4613d6cbe235658e1e54b06c76a3feea1b74d3ba9c2c47f907d199762838b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71c4613d6cbe235658e1e54b06c76a3feea1b74d3ba9c2c47f907d199762838b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71c4613d6cbe235658e1e54b06c76a3feea1b74d3ba9c2c47f907d199762838b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Peter Prochac"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=971"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2133,"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971\/revisions\/2133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/predication.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}