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To be held in partnership with the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Youth and the Liturgy and the Catholic Grandparents Association of the Philippines, a three-day virtual national conference of grandparents and the elderly will be held from July 22 to 24.
“The Episcopal Commission on Family and Life has partnered with the Episcopal Commission on Youth and on Liturgy and with the Catholic Grandparents Association (CGA) of the Philippines to offer a three-day virtual conference on July 22 to 24. Everyone is invited, especially the elderly and the young,” said the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life.
The three-day virtual conference will feature reflections on the importance of grandparents and the elderly in strengthening the Christian faith and values in every family.
Editorial: Gift of the elderly Photo by Cristian Newman on Unsplash February 11, 2021
There are few more heartwarming scenes than grandparents hugging their grandkids, moments of unconditional love expressed in an embrace between old and young.
Unfortunately, it’s not been a scene we have seen as often in the past year thanks to the pandemic, but Pope Francis has thankfully wrapped his arms around the family once again with his declaration of a World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly to be celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of July.
It couldn’t have come at a better time, when the world’s older populations have been ravaged by a virus that has killed so many and often meant our senior citizens were isolated from family and loved ones. The tragedy of this pandemic has made us all more aware of the value of our older population and our responsibility to care and nurture that connection between generations.
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