Today is labour day. Usually, I have asked Sarah to talk about the value, need for and work of unions. But today, I’m going to talk about the, until now, uncelebrated workers. Today’s first reading addresses our duty to try to warn people away from wickedness. The second reading stresses that our relationships with our neighbour should be one of love. Therefore, we should do no evil towards them nor should we stand by silently as they do evil to others. Today’s gospel expands on this. Jewish religious leaders had the power "to bind and to loose"; that is, to forbid and to permit. This power was vested in the religious or rabbinical leaders. It received its ratification and final sanction from the heavenly court of justice. The celestial court of justice is metaphorical language to denote that God is the ultimate judge and lawmaker and commands divine servants to do his will. [1] It was in this sense, when appointing his disciples to be his suc