PRAYER FOR THE THIRD WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY 2023
Virgin Mary, Mother of faith and hope,
an example for this humanity bent by indifference,
make me as willing as You
to accept the will of God,
to magnify and praise His Mercy.
Mary, Mother of fortitude, you who knows my heart,
do not allow me to become discouraged.
I confidently surrender my life into your hands.
Heal my wounds.
May your tenderness accompany me on the way.
Your presence, Mother of love, brings us to experience the joy of seeing our families united.
Help me to transmit the tenderness and Love of God to the grandchildren and youth
so that, in addition to praying for them,
we can pray with them.
Mary, may the gift of the Holy Spirit intercede for me:
sustain my weakness;
breathe into my heart the consolation
that I may leave traces of faith among the young,
bearing witness to the beauty of life, knowing that life has a limit
and that beyond it lies before us our Father’s embrace.
Amen.
This is the logo for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated July 23, 2023. Pope Francis has chosen “His mercy is from age to age” as the theme for this year’s celebration. (CNS photo/courtesy Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life)