The moving story of Pope Francis' grandmother

For many of us grandparents have had and are very important in our lives and Papa Francesco he remembers it by expressing a few words: 'Don't leave your grandparents alone'.

Pope Francis and the tells about the grandmother

During the Christmas greetings to Vatican employees in the Paul VI hall, Pope Francis spared no effort: "If, for example, in the family there is a grandfather or a grandmother who can no longer leave easily, then we will visit him, with the care that the pandemic requires, but come on, don't let them do it alone. And if we can't go, let's make a phone call and talk for a while. (...) I will dwell a little on the theme of grandparents because in this throwaway culture, grandparents refuse a lot. ", He continues:" Yes, they are fine, they are there ... but they do not enter life ", said the Holy Father.

“I am reminded of something that one of my grandmothers told me as a child. There was a family where the grandfather lived with them and the grandfather aged. And then at lunch and dinner, when he had soup, he would get dirty. And at a certain point the father said: "We cannot live like this, because we cannot invite friends, with the grandfather ... I will make sure that the grandfather eats and eats in the kitchen". I make him a nice little table. And so it happened. A week later, he comes home to find his ten-year-old son playing with wood, nails, hammer… 'What are you doing?' - 'A coffee table, dad' - 'But why?' - 'Stop it, for when you get older.'

Let us not forget that what we sow our children they will do with us. Please don't neglect grandparents, don't neglect the elderly: they are wisdom. "Yes, but it made my life impossible ...". Forgive, forget, as God will forgive you. But don't forget the elderly, because this throwaway culture always leaves them aside. Sorry, but it is important for me to talk about grandparents and I would like everyone to follow this path "