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Friday, July 26, 2013

Faith Begins at Home and Grandparents Play an Important Part

And grandparents play a big role!

From Catholic News Agency:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 26, 2013 / 09:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Marking the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, during his Angelus address today Pope Francis said the transmission of faith takes places first and foremost in the home and among families. 
“Saints Joachim and Anne were part of a long chain of people who had transmitted their love for God, expressed in the warmth and love of family life, down to Mary, who received the Son of God in her womb and who gave him to the world, to us,” Pope Francis told World Youth Day pilgrims on July 26. 
“How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith!”  Read more... 

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