ST JOACHIM AND ST ANNE – JESUS’ GRANDPARENTS
July 26th. St Joachim and St Anne. Grandparents Day. The president of the St Anne’s sodality sent out a special message to all the members. “Very little is known about this couple but tradition honours them as a loving couple and the parents of Mary, and so the…
ST CHRISTOPHER
July 25. St Christopher. Many of the group shared on their respect for St Christopher as patron saint of travellers. His story is today considered to be a popular legend rather than historical truth. But the devotion continues and many people have a medal as a…
ST MARY MAGDALEN
July 22. St Mary Magdalen. Magdalen Patensie loved her special feastday and had great devotion to her name saint. When she invited some friends for tea she asked them, “What words of advice would you give to your grandchildren, or any young people for that matter? …
THE INCLINATION TOWARDS EVIL
July 20. “Sometimes you have a child who seems to really want to do bad things. It might start small like hurting animals, pulling wings of insects or even hanging a cat from a tree. Then they hurt other kids, bully them and so it goes. I think that those youth in…
HEALING
July 19. The elderly group members were not all Catholic, or even all Christian so when they shared on the subject of praying for healing there was much discussion. Some attended regular healing Masses or services. Some shared a very strong belief that prayer could…
REMEMBER WITH LOVE THOSE WHO HAVE DIED
July 18. WE CELEBRATE MANDELA DAY TODAY. WHAT WILL YOU DO? One to be expected aspect of life for grandparents and is the death of a spouse. Around this time of the year Maud felt herself getting anxious. It was three years now since her husband had died…
CARING FOR THE ELDERLY WITH THEIR FEARS AND JOYS
This month will have the 4th annual Day for Grandparents and the Elderly of Pope Francis, coming up on 28th July. I know that he has held several meetings about the pastoral care of the elderly too, aware no doubt of the ageing membership in the Church. But this…
ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION AND REPENTANCE
July 16. As they sat together the elderly women discussed Confession. “I know Pope Francis says we should go to confession often. I find it quite hard. What sins do we oldies really have to repent about as we keep on hearing in these readings these…
ECOLOGICAL ELDERLY
July 15. Joseph Jackson was the conscience of the luncheon group. Admittedly he was a bit younger than some who found it easier to do the praying but they realised that at times there was more they could do especially in the area of climate change and ecology which…
VALUING THE ELDERLY IN OUR LIVES
July 13. Sheila was already 83 and had been caring for her husband now 94 for more than 5 years after he had become bed-ridden. They had been married for more than 60 years and there had been good and also not so good times. At this stage in their lives…
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