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Summary
- Jacob blessed his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh with the words “The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads” (Genesis 48:15–16).
- Short prayers cover a birth, baptism, protection, faith, school, life online, sickness, the teenage years, distance, divorcing parents, a grandchild who has left the faith and grandparents raising grandchildren.
- Traditional prayers include the priestly blessing of Numbers 6:24–26 and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer’s “For a Birthday” and “For Those We Love.”
- The Bible’s grandmothers include Naomi, who nursed Obed, David’s grandfather (Ruth 4:16–17), and Lois, Timothy’s grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5).
- Catholics and Orthodox honor Joachim and Anne as Jesus’ grandparents; their names come from the Protoevangelium of James, not the Bible, and since 2021 Catholics keep a World Day for Grandparents on the fourth Sunday of July.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (1611), text of Project Gutenberg eBook no. 10 (Genesis 48:11, 15–16; Numbers 6:24–26; Deuteronomy 4:9; Ruth 4:16–17; Psalm 103:17; 128:6; Proverbs 17:6; Isaiah 46:4; Matthew 18:10; 2 Timothy 1:5). https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10
- The Book of Common Prayer (Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.), Standard Book of 1928. Family Prayer, “For Those We Love,” p. 597, and “For a Birthday,” pp. 597–598. PDF facsimile: https://www.artisticdailyprayers.org/uploads/3/0/1/6/30164961/bcp1928std.pdf
- Holweck, Frederick. “St. Anne.” The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01538a.htm
- Holy See Press Office. “Press Conference to present the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly,” 22 June 2021. https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2021/06/22/210622e.html
- Foundation for Supporting Children in Difficult Life Situations (Фонд поддержки детей, находящихся в трудной жизненной ситуации). Children’s helpline 8 800 2000 122. https://fond-detyam.ru/
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