I forgot poor Joachim and Anne last Saturday so lets give them a mention today!

‘What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humour, comfort, lessons in life and most importantly, little treats.’ ~Rudolph Giuliani

Last Saturday was the feast of Sts Joachim and Anne, parents of Mary and grandparents of Jesus. Some of the most loving and delightful people we’ve ever known are our grandparents. The grandparents of Jesus no doubt were proud of their active and energetic grandson. Grandparents are such a huge positive influence in the lives of their grandchildren. Grandparents blossom in the role and its no surprise that grandchildren also adore them. If our grandparents are deceased we remember them, if you are a grandparent, well done and keep up the great good work you are doing and to our living grandparents we just can’t thank you enough.