July 26th is the Feast of the Saints, Joachim and Anne!
Pope Francis declared the fourth Sunday of July as World Day for grandparents.
The Blessed Virgin Mary is their only child and Jesus is their only grandchild.
They are the patron saints of grandparents, holy families and marriages.
Bless all grandparents on this day
Thanks be for all they do and say
The Holy Family began
With Saints Joachim and Anne
They had only one child
At their daughter they smiled
Mary and Joseph were married
The baby Jesus they carried
His grandparents He loved and knew
Joseph's and Mary's hearts grew
And Joachim and Anne's hearts grew too
Image credit to Portraits of Saints
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