Today being the feast of Sts Joachim and Anne, the parents of the
Blessed Mother, and grandparents of Jesus, I share with you this prayer for all
grandparents and all those who depend on them.
Dear God, please bless my grandparents. Thank you for the
life they gave my parents and for the life they give to me. For the ways they helped me and made me strong, I give
thanks. For the ways they love me no matter what, I rejoice. For the ways they
have paved the road that leads me here, I am grateful.
Let them grow in wisdom and joy in life. Let them find
peace and rest from their work. Let them be healed of every sickness and pain. And
let them see with their own eyes the glory of your Son, Jesus, in the love of
their children and grandchildren.
Grandparents bestow upon their grandchildren the strength
and wisdom that time and experience have given them. Grandchildren bless their
grandparents with a youthful vitality and innocence that help them stay young
at heart for ever. Together they create a chain of love linking the past with
the future. The chain may lengthen, but it will never part... There’s a special
kind of love that grandchildren have for their grandparents. It’s filled with respect for their wisdom and
accomplishments; with gratitude for the values they’ve given us...with delight
in the stories of our family that they remember and share.
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