On the feast of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, the Church celebrated World Grandparents and Elderly Day.
On Thursday, June 15, the Holy See released Pope Francis’ message on the occasion of the Third World Day of Grandparents and Older Persons. This day will take place on July 23, 2023 and has the theme “His mercy extends from age to age” (Luke 1:50).
This Day, which was instituted in 2021, is celebrated every year throughout the Church on the 4th Sunday of July, close to the feast of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, the grandparents of Jesus.
Dear brothers and sisters !
“His mercy extends from age to age” (Lk 1, 50): this is the theme of the 3rd World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. It is a theme that sends us back to a blessed encounter: the encounter between young Mary and her elderly relative Elizabeth (cf. Lk 1:39-56). The latter, filled with the Holy Spirit,
address to the Mother of God words which, thousands of years later, punctuate our daily prayer: “Blessed are you among all women, and the fruit of your womb is blessed”…
Pope Francis
2023-07-17 06:04:44
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