A Special Day for the Grandparents and Elderly in July

Let us Prepare to honor them!

July 25, 2021 is no longer just another day worldwide, as it has become a day dedicated to honor the grandparents and elderly in general. So let us prepare for this special day to thank and appreciate them. On this occasion, we will celebrate with our family and grandparents as they have a role in consolidating faith and promoting love and intimacy between the members of the family or the society generally...

This decision was announced in a press release issued by the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life at the Vatican, in which it revealed that the International day of the grandparents and elderly will be celebrated for the first time on Sunday July 25, 2021. As for the topic of this day, it was chosen by His Holiness Pope Francis and entitled “I am with you always” (Mt 28:20) in order to express the closeness of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Church to all the older people, especially in a time full of challenges due to the Coronavirus.

According to the press release, this day is also a promise of hope that young and old can mutually share, adding " Not only are grandchildren and youths invited to be present in the lives of older people, but older people and grandparents also have a mission of evangelization, proclamation and prayer, and of encouraging young people in their faith."

In the context of celebrating this day in local churches and associations, The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life will publish pastoral tools on its website www.amorislaetitia.va from mid-June.

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