The fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated this year on Sunday, July 27th 2025. Pope Francis instituted this World Day in 2021 to be celebrated by the universal Church every July, on or near the liturgical Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus. This year’s theme is “Blessed are those who have not lost hope” (cf. Sir 14:2).
The CCCB has prepared various resources for dioceses/eparchies, parishes, schools and related groups to promote World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 2025. Pastoral resources shared by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life are also included: https://www.cccb.ca/faith-moral-issues/family-and-life/grandparents-and-the-elderly/
