Sunday 27th July (closest to Ss Joachim & Anne, Grandparents of Jesus)

The Catholic Grandparents Association has been at the forefront in campaigning for a greater recognition of Grandparents for their role and vocation in passing on their faith to the next generation. Pope Leo writes, “God teaches us that, in his eyes, old age is a time of blessing and grace, and that the elderly are, for him, the first witnesses of hope”