See prayer for grandparents and grandchildren below.
July 5. SEE. . Sunday 14A. Before he began to preach Fr Fidelis looked around the congregation and noted that there were quite a lot of children but the largest number was older people. He began his sermon by addressing them. “There are two parts to today’s gospel but I am concentrating on the second part where Jesus says, ‘come to me, all you who labour and are burdened and I will give you rest.’ This month our special family focus is particularly on grandparents. We are going to have a special celebration for you later to thank you for what you do for our families but today let us give you as a gift the words of Jesus. We know you are tired, and many still labour and many do carry heavy burdens. It may be overwork or rejection and loneliness, especially if you are widowed people. Jesus promises to give you rest. We too promise to do our best to be more conscious of your needs. Can I speak for all of us here?” Almost everyone, young and the elderly themselves too nodded in agreement.
JUDGE. Reflect, share, act. Scripture: “Come to me all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11: 25-30. Pope Francis. We must reawaken the collective sense of gratitude of appreciation and hospitality which makes the elderly feel like a living part of the community. AL 191. Pope Leo: The Church understands the suffering of her elderly members; she knows they are all too often viewed through the lens of stereotypes and considered a burden; a profit-driven economy weakens family ties; many elderly people are left behind by children who are forced to migrate or, in some cases, to fight in wars. For each of these reasons, she joyfully proclaims the Lord’s promise: “But I will never forget you!” 2026 Message.
ACT AND PRAY. During every Sunday of this month remember the elderly and grandparents in your family, visit or call and pray in thanksgiving for them. Pray the Prayer of St Francis and pray for grandparents and the elderly. We pray for God’s blessing on the grandparents and elderly of our families and community, bless them with peace and contentment and an acceptance that their lives were well spent in your service. We ask St Joachim and St Anne, the grandparents of Jesus, to pray with us.
Grandparents’ prayer : Heavenly Father, I give you praise and thanks for the great gift of life you have given to me. With wonder and awe I acknowledge that through my life you granted life to my children and they in turn became the parents of my grandchildren.
The world in which they live is different from my world and sometimes we do not understand each other. We need your gifts of acceptance and forgiveness so that we can be at peace. We need your gifts of love and joy so that together we may live your plan for our family and all the families of the world. We ask you to grant us these gifts in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Grandchildren’s prayer: Lord, today we bring to you in prayer our grandparents. They may be here with us now, or may already have died and are now at peace. As parents, they gave life and cared for our own parents. We thank you for them and for that gift. We thank you too for the memories they created and that they have shared with us.
They were born into a world different to ours. As times have changed they may have struggled to keep up and sometimes lost touch. Forgive us for the times we have been impatient with them and help us to be generous with our love and care for them in their old age. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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