2022 Prayer and Video for Grandparents and the Elderly ...

PRAYER FOR THE SECOND WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY

 

I give thanks to you, Lord,

For the blessing of a long life

For, to those who take refuge in You,

Grant always to bear fruit.

 

Forgive, O Lord,

Resignation and disillusionment,

But forsake me not

When my strength declines.

 

Teach me to look with hope

To the future you give me,

To the mission you entrust to me

And to sing your praises without end.

 

Make me a tender craftsman

Of Your revolution,

To guard with love my grandchildren

And all the little ones who seek shelter in You.

 

Protect, O Lord, Pope Francis

And grant Thy Church

To deliver the world from loneliness.

Direct our steps in the way of peace.

Amen.

 

Mary Grenchus