6th World Day of Prayer for Grandparents and the Elderly is celebrated worldwide this Sunday.
The theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV is “I will never forget you” (Is 49:15) to remind us that God’s unwavering love is the ultimate answer to the isolation and neglect often experienced by the elderly. It brings comfort and hope, assuring us that the Lord knows each of us personally, forgets no one, and loves us unconditionally, even through the frailties of old age.
A message from the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, "invites the elderly to celebrate the Day in the joy of feeling like children loved by God, and emphasises that “rediscovering oneself as a child at every age is a call for all the elderly to deepen their vocation and to feel—in every season of life—that they are living members of the Christian community and co-responsible for its mission”.