Is there any connection between the celebration of World Youth Day and the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly?


Is there any connection between the celebration of World Youth Day and the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly?

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.

The prophet Joel once promised: “Your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men will have visions” (Joel 3:1). The future of the world depends on this covenant between young and old.
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