Pope Benedict Stresses Educational Role of Grandparents

Parents should take a lesson.  What a blessing it is for children to grow up under the influence of grandparents.  This was very rare in my generation.  The last of my four grandparents died when I was three, so I never had this great gift.  The Holy Father picked up on this topic in his Sunday talk because it was the feast day of Saint Anne, Our Lady’s mother.

Zenit reports: Noting the liturgical feast day of Jesus’ grandparents, Benedict XVI today gave a special greeting and blessing to all the grandparents of the world. Read full report here.