HAPPY GRAND PARENTS' DAY

Celebrating Sts. Joachim and Anne: 26th July, 2017

Joachim and Anne, are the grand parents of Jesus. Are they Biblical figures - in themselves they are not. But by virtue of their role in the life of Mary who was chosen to be the Mother of God, they draw their importance. Did Jesus get to live with them...we do not know for certain, but probably yes! The way they brought up their daughter guarantees that they would have been great sources of inspiration in Jesus' life. Grandparents have a unique role to play in our lives, specially spiritual lives. Grand parents stand for the all important phenomenon of transmission of faith, from one generation to the next. 

The transmission that the grandparents effect is a practical and concrete transmission of lived faith. It deals with right practice and right living. Faith in its very essence has an all-embracing quality of transforming the entire life of a person and the community to which the person belongs. 

Let us treasure our traditions, transform our todays and thus pave way for meaningful tomorrows. Let us pray for our Grandparents specially today and honour them in some little way.