In my 80+ years I had never thought of old age as a ministry, the ministry of bearing witness that the best is yet to come. Pope Francis hopes we can revitalize this special ministry of awaiting the Lord – it is a ministry,


In my 80+ years I had never thought of old age as a ministry, the ministry of bearing witness that the best is yet to come. Pope Francis hopes we can revitalize this special ministry of awaiting the Lord – it is a ministry,

Pope Francis speaks from his heart when he speaks of his grandparents. I was not surprised when he declared a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
We celebrate it each year on the fourth Sunday of July to coincide with the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Jesus’ grandparents July 26.
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