Shades of St. Francis 8-)
I think most priests would benefit from some manual labor.
Indeed! Father told me about one of his seminary instructors. He told the young seminarians that they must never be idle and then taught them how to knit, in case the power should ever fail :-)
While studying in Boston, Father paid for his studies by making and delivering pizzas, serving as busboy and waiter and even auto mechanic. He learned many trades during those years and these have come in handy now that he has his own parish.