
A Divine Inheritance: In Thanksgiving for the Catholicism of My Grandparents
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, let us remember with gratitude the example of faith that has been shown us by those who came before us.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, let us remember with gratitude the example of faith that has been shown us by those who came before us.
Learn more about Sts. Thomas More, Helena, Louis IX, Monica and Elizabeth Ann Seton.
The Vatican released the message ahead of the fourth World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, which takes place on July 28 this year, in which the Pope said: ‘Let us show our tender love for the grandparents and the elderly members of our families.’
A total of 6,000 faithful will arrive this week for a special gathering with the Holy Father.
Their home had a particular warmth to it that would draw folks in, but it can’t fully be attributed to the fire in the hearth. The embers of their love were always burning, and they’d confidently share the source: their Lord and God.
Happy Grandparents’ Day! May you be blessed with boundless love for your grandchildren as you strive to help lead them to eternal happiness in heaven.
‘The kids know whenever they need prayers, they call Grandma,’ one matriarch reports.
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis has greatly expanded the papal magisterium on the importance of the elderly.
The second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated July 24.
COMMENTARY: It’s highly significant that Pope Francis has established the ‘World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly’ to be celebrated every year on the fourth Sunday of July.
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