Tuesday, 14 July 2015

The Mission Of The Catholic Grandparents Association

By Jana Serrano


When you reach the twilight of your life, there is nothing better than becoming a grandparent. This will probably be the last task you will undertake before your time comes. But your greatest consolation lies in the fulfillment of your task as well. Not only that. The mere sight of the little angel born out of your child is already a trophy.

It was said that grandparents have the tendency to pamper their grandchildren even more than they do their own children. Well, that may seem the case when you do not understand how it happened. But it is because of this inclination that the Catholic Grandparents Association existed. So let us see what could be the explanation to such disposition of the grannies.

Just like when adults became parents, their joy in having a child is incomparable. But at least that sentiment is not exclusive. It is because grannies too are as happy and excited as the parents are that they almost assume the baby as theirs. Well that is always the case and the explanation goes like this.

Since grannies were parents as well, they know how it feels to have a child. And you cannot change the fact that they love their children as much as ever. Even now that they already have their own family. If you are to recall, when you were a bit younger, do not your parents consider even your friends as a very close kin. And that is all because they are related to you.

Well in a Catholic family, there is nothing more important than molding the child into being a good Christian. And it is primarily and obviously the work of the parents. But there will always be a need for help. Given the fact that there is much concern and challenges which the parents face in their daily life, the grannies hold a paramount role.

Truly. In a Catholic family, nothing is more important than teaching and leading the child into the way of truth and life which is in God alone. Just as these grannies who were parents of the present ones before put their all to this mission, so do they have the same goal for their grandchildren. Thus, the association of Catholic grannies emerged.

So in this organization, the people have a common goal and that is the belief in the vocation of grannies. This was started by a loving grandmother to her grandchildren who is Catherine Wiley. According to her, it is the vocation, duty, as well as responsibility of grandparents to do whatever they can to help educate their grandsons and granddaughters.

The Holy Father as well, contributed to the encouragement of this campaign when he spoke about the love he grew for his grandmother who was the one who taught him all about his faith. With this, he has empowered grandparents in the entire world to take on this disregarded mission.

While the association did what they can to extend their apostolate far and wide so that all the grandparents in the world who wish to partake in this important role would be taught how and also be encouraged to engage in their mission work for Christ with utmost inspiration.




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