“…St Benedict of Nursia proposed that his monks live in community, combining prayer and spiritual reading with manual labour (Ora et labora). Seeing manual labour as spiritually meaningful proved revolutionary. Personal growth and sanctification came to be sought in the interplay of recollection and work. This way of experiencing work makes us more protective and respectful of the environment; it imbues our relationship to the world with a healthy sobriety.”Pope Francis, Laudato si’ no. 127, June 2015
