{"id":6000,"date":"2022-07-08T09:11:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T09:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/?p=6000"},"modified":"2022-07-08T09:13:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T09:13:31","slug":"the-pope-stresses-the-value-of-the-elderly-in-societies-and-communities-in-old-age-they-will-continue-to-bear-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terciariascapuchinas.org\/en\/the-pope-stresses-the-value-of-the-elderly-in-societies-and-communities-in-old-age-they-will-continue-to-bear-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"The pope stresses the value of the elderly in societies and communities: \u00abIn old age they will continue to bear fruit\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6000\" class=\"elementor elementor-6000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02cef48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02cef48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f43fba\" data-id=\"0f43fba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b62a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b62a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>Photo source: Ecclesia<\/i><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pope Francis has chosen the theme \u00abIn old age they will continue to bear fruit\u00bb for the Second World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, to be celebrated on July 24, with the intention of highlighting that \u00abthey constitute a value and a gift both for society and for ecclesial communities\u00bb.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vatican said in a statement that Pope Francis has chosen this theme because \u00abtoo often\u00bb the elderly \u00abare kept on the margins of families and of civil and ecclesial communities\u00bb.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abTheir life and faith experiences can help build societies aware of their roots and capable of dreaming of a more supportive future,\u00bb but also their wisdom can be heard \u00abin the context of the synodal journey that the Church has undertaken\u00bb.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abThe Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life invites parishes, dioceses, associations and ecclesial communities around the world to find ways to celebrate the Day in their own pastoral context, and for this purpose will make available the appropriate pastoral instruments,\u00bb statement concludes.<\/span><\/p><p><b>THE WORLD DAY OF GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recall that, Pope Francis announced the institution of this Day after the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 31, 2021, establishing the celebration on the fourth Sunday of July, close to the liturgical memory of Saints Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00abLink\u00bb between generations to transmit to young people the experience of life and faith, \u00abgrandparents are often forgotten &#8211; the Pope stressed on that occasion &#8211; and we forget this richness of guarding the roots and transmitting them\u00bb. Hence, the Pontiff&#8217;s decision to institute this World Day.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Source: Diocesan Service of Communication &#8211; Diocese of Mondo\u00f1edo-Ferrol<\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo source: Ecclesia Pope Francis has chosen the theme \u00abIn old age they will continue to bear fruit\u00bb for the Second World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, to be celebrated on July 24, with the intention of highlighting that \u00abthey constitute a value and a gift both for society and for ecclesial communities\u00bb. 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