First World Day for Grandparents and Elderly

One day before the  Feast Day of Saints Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus, Pope Francis has established the first World Day for Grandparents and Elderly to be celebrated July 25, 2021. Pope Francis has chosen the theme to be "I am with you every day" (Mt. 28.20) to express the coseness of the Lord and Church to every elderly person; and as a topic of hope that all persons - young and old - can share together. "This is the first fruit of the Amoris Laetitia Family Year, a gift to the whole Church destined to remain over the years" (Cardinal Farrell). Read Pope Francis' Message for the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly here, and listen to the official prayer for the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly here.

Information about the celebration of this day in the Diocese of London, including the Family Faith Fun Kit that is focused on the celebration of grandparents and grandparent figures (registration now open!), will be made available at this web page. Please continue to check back. 

For more information about how the Amoris Laetitia Family Year will be celebrated throughout the Diocese of London, contact: familyandyouthministry@dol.ca.