02/12/2026
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be observed on the 4th Sunday of July this year (which happens to be the feast day of Saints Joachim and Anne, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. These two saints are also the patron saints of grandparents!)
From the article:
“In a time where older populations are often at particular risk of isolation or abandonment, Pope Leo XIV has chosen a poignant theme for the upcoming Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly: “I will never forget you.”
The theme, taken from Isaiah 49:15 is meant “to be a message of consolation and hope for all grandparents and the elderly, especially those who live in solitude or who feel forgotten,” the Holy See Press Office stated Feb. 10. “At the same time, it is a reminder to families and ecclesial communities not to forget them, recognizing in them a valuable presence and a blessing.”
The office stated that the theme also aims to underscore “how God’s love for every person is never lacking, even in the fragility of old age.””
In a time where older populations are often at particular risk of isolation or abandonment, Pope Leo XIV has chosen a poignant theme for the upcoming Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly: I will never forget you.
