2ND WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND ELDERLY
For blessings and prayers visit http://www.marfam.org.za/grandparents July 24. Sunday 17C. Fr Patrick said, “When Pope Francis gave us Amoris Laetitia, his letter about the family, he also wrote about the elderly in their families. They should be cared for...
GRANDPARENT DAY 24 JULY 2022
A simple MOVEMENT OF PRAYER OF GRANDPARENTS FOR GRANDCHILDREN We know how grandparents are seriously concerned about their grandchildren, young and older. They are often close but also often find it difficult to understand one another. Older people may have more time...
IN OLD AGE THEY WILL STILL BEAR FRUIT. PS 92:15
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela Day 18 July I came across an article from a Family Matters weekly...
“IN OLD AGE WE WILL STILL BEAR FRUIT.” (PS 92:15)
Do we oldies really believe that “in old age we will still bear fruit?” In his message for the 2nd annual Day for Grandparents and Elderly Pope Francis is talking to both grandparents and also speaks quite personally, as being 85 years old himself. He speaks about...
GRANDPARENTS. “IN OLD AGE THEY WILL STILL BEAR FRUIT,” THE FRUIT OF LOVE
We shouldn’t lump all grandparents together with the elderly, because in some communities in our society you can be a grandparent by the time you’re 30, and many are by 50, and even a great-grandparent before 70. But the point must be taken that although you might...
JULY MONTHLY THEME GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY
JULY OVERVIEW. Having considered youth in June, at the opposite extreme is old age. In nature age is respected in some ways but on a practical level it is also recognized that it may become a burden on the community and a risk to their wellbeing and...
THE WORLD OF THE FAMILY AND CREATION
It’s the end of June, Youth month in SA. On 28th June the feast of St Irenaeus I focused on one of his sayings, “the glory of God is man fully alive.” 29th June is the feastday of St Peter and Paul, apostles and founding missionaries of the Church. The Church at...
WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES. FINAL DAY BLESSING AND MANDATE
June 26th 13th Sunday C. World Meeting of Families closing. Theme: Family a Path to Holiness. At the conclusion of the World Meeting of Families each of the bishops with their teams gathered to take stock. “What has been your most powerful...
WMOF 25 JUNE 2022. ACCOMPANIMENT FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
June 25. World Meeting of Families. Conference 4. Theme: Formation and accompaniment for marriage and family life. Judy and Mike had been exposed to both Marriage Encounter and the Focolare New Families Movement. At meetings of the diocesan parish...
WMOF. A CHRISTIAN FAMILY IN A DIGITAL AGE
June 24. World Meeting of Families. Conference 3. Theme: Being a Christian family in the digital age. The confirmation catechist had organized a joint session with parents and youth with the intention of facilitating their listening to one another in...
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