America's Hopeful for Labor Day: "We honor all those who work and toil"translated
On the occasion of Labor Day in the United States, which was celebrated yesterday, September 7, 2026, and every year on the first Monday of September, the Most Reverend Archbishop of America Mr. Elpidophoros, with a message on social media, highlighted the value of work, the struggle for decent and safe working conditions, but also the great changes caused by technology in the modern working world. The Archbishop emphasized that this particular day "reminds us that everything around us has been created by human hands", while underlining that rights that are taken for granted today, such as "hours and security", were won thanks to the struggles of previous generations of workers. He made special reference to all those who work "in the fields and factories, in kitchens and hospital wards, in offices and behind the wheel, but also at home, where the toil never ends".
In his message he also recalled that Christ himself "worked as a carpenter, before His public preaching began", praying that the Lord "bless the work of the hands, mind and heart" of each worker.
At the same time, the…
