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Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: The Erasure of the Elderly and Its Horrible Consequences – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: The Erasure of the Elderly and Its Horrible Consequences

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HLI affiliate, Amanda Achtman, arranged the “Mass of a Lifetime” for an elderly home with beautiful music and a reception afterwards. It brought so much hope and joy to these residents, many of whom only could attend Mass once a month at the home, that the director decided to make this event a regular occurrence!

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International,

Where the elderly are not honored, there is no future for the young. … A society where the elderly are discarded carries within it the virus of death.

Pope Francis, St. Peter’s Square, March 4, 2015

Four years ago, Pope Francis announced the first-ever “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.”

The decision to celebrate this day annually comes as many parts of the world face a rapidly aging population. According to the WHO, it is expected that by 2030, one in six people will be over 60 years old. However, by 2050 that number is expected to double, with approximately 2.1 billion people over the age of 60. …

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