Haga click aqui para espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nWhen I was sixteen years old my grandmother took me to the Jewish cemetery of Lima to visit the tomb of her grandfather. \u00a0Pausing at the cemetery\u2019s entrance to find my great great grandfather\u2019s name inscribed in a plaque, a gardener approached me with a yamaka to wear on top of my head. \u00a0As I placed a stone on the tomb of Hermann Abramsohn, my grandmother began to share about her grandfather who died twenty-three years before she was born. \u00a0He left Prussia in the 1860s during the German Unification War after receiving an almost mortal shot to the chest. \u00a0The bullet remained lodged close to his heart, so for the rest of his life, he had to be cautious not to be hit on the chest. \u00a0In Lima he married, had four children, and opened a cigar store downtown. \u00a0During the days of carnival leading up to Lent in 1897, Hermann opened his cigar shop for business against his wife\u2019s wishes. \u00a0While standing outside the store, he was hit by a water balloon close to the heart, he collapsed and died.<\/p>\n
During the Provincial Assembly of Priests in Savannah three weeks ago, Father Nicanor Austriaco, OP, shared with us the words of Saint John Paul II, that the elderly are the \u201cguardians of shared memory.\u201d \u00a0In a world where many of the elderly are cast aside and feel purposeless, their vocation is to share their wisdom, advice, and guidance with the younger generations. \u00a0The elderly are able to discover God\u2019s providence and mercy as they reminisce and help the younger to do the same. \u00a0In his 1999 Letter to the Elderly, John Paul II wrote that \u201cto exclude the elderly is in a sense to deny the past, in which the present is firmly rooted, in the name of a modernity without memory.\u201d<\/p>\n
I have found in spending time with the elderly of my family and my parish family, that while the young are inspired by their dreams of the future, the elderly are inspired by their memories from the past. \u00a0The elderly guard memories that ground and guide families, whole societies and the Church. \u00a0For this to unfold, the elderly need our time, respect, and love. \u00a0The two stories I shared above are but two of many stories that link me to my family\u2019s past, and I had the privilege to learn them because I took the time to listen.<\/p>\n
In his Letter to the Elderly, John Paul II cited the ancient Greek Phocylides, \u201crespect grey hair: give to the elderly sage the same signs of respect that you give your own father.\u201d \u00a0In following this advice, all generations will be enriched and grounded, and find fulfilment through the memories shared.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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