Grandparents are such a blessing, and these books are just for them.
Whether you’re still looking for a Christmas gift for grandma, or you’re a grandparent looking for a good way to kick off the new year, these beautiful books for Catholic grandparents will help you enter into prayer or thoughtful reflection… or both!
First off, we have to recommend Pope Francis' audience series on this stage of life. This can be read online at the Vatican website and it's simply beautiful.
1Daily Devotions for Grandmothers
Award-winning author Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle shares daily meditations for Catholic grandmothers to help you deepen your faith and support your family as only a grandmother can.
Brew a cup of your favorite tea and spend a few minutes each day savoring God’s loving will for you through stories, quotes, prayers, and takeaways to put your reflections into action.
2The Catholic Grandparents Handbook: Creative Ways to Show Love, Share Faith, and Have Fun Paperback
What's the difference between being a grandparent and being a Catholic grandparent? This book offers ideas and inspiration on how you can incorporate faith, hope, love, and fun into your relationship with your grandchildren.
Explore the importance of prayer, sharing faith, passing on family history, and preserving family traditions. Find valuable advice on helping grandchildren through difficult times, dealing with grandchildren who are unchurched, and building strong relationships even when grandchildren live far away.
Whether you are an experienced grandparent or awaiting the arrival of your first grandchild, this handbook will support and affirm you as you grow in your role as a Catholic grandparent.
3Bless My Grandchild: A Catholic Prayer Book for Grandparents
“Grandparents are the living memory of the family,” Pope Francis once wrote. “They pass on the faith; they transmit the faith to us.”
Whether your grandchildren live with you, just around the corner, or a thousand miles away, praying for them every day is one of the most important ways you can show your love and concern. And when you are searching for the right words, Bless My Grandchild is the prayer book you need.
This follow-up to bestselling Catholic author Julie Cragon’s Bless My Child combines original and traditional prayers and devotions that will help you place the joys and worries you experience as a grandparent in the hands of God. Cragon combines thoughtful scripture quotes and wisdom from saints along with prayers appropriate for every milestone and circumstance of a grandchild’s life.
4God's Guide for Grandparents
How can grandparents truly make a difference in their grandchildren’s lives? Grandparents have the unique opportunity to be holy role models by continuing to grow in their faith and by living the values of the Gospel message. Pope Francis once wrote in his apostolic exhortation The Joy of Love:
Very often it is grandparents who ensure that the most important values are passed down to their grandchildren, and many people can testify that they owe their initiation into the Christian life to their grandparents.
God’s Guide for Grandparents draws on sacred Scripture, the example of the saints, the teachings of the Church, the writings of Pope Francis, and anecdotes from today’s grandparents to help you make the most of your opportunity to have a positive and lasting impact in your grandchildren’s lives.
5Prayerfully Waiting: A Catholic Grandmother's Prayer Journal
If your daughter or daughter-in-law is expecting a baby, you will love Prayerfully Waiting. This grandmother’s prayer journal offers a delightful opportunity to not merely sit back and wait for the wondrous arrival, but instead, to use the time wisely by prayerfully waiting for your grandchild throughout what can be a meaningful and powerful nine-month novena of prayer.
Month-by-month, inspired with holy insights, you will learn, discover, and note the development of your precious grandchild. There are spaces for you to personalize this special unborn baby book, as well as lovingly record your thoughts and prayers as you pray for your grandchild’s first nine months of life.
Bonus: Not just for grandparents
We couldn’t resist sharing this book as well! It’s not just for grandparents, but as it’s written by a Catholic priest, it seemed like a natural fit for this list.
6The Precious Gift of Old Age: How to Make the Golden Years the Best of Your Life
An elderly priest wrote this remarkable book to help all people—not just grandparents—face their fear of growing old.
At age 84, Fr. John LaFarge was struck by the many advantages and blessings of aging. He saw that modern men and women have lost touch with the traditional view of old age as the crowning summit of life.
In these insightful and encouraging pages, Fr. John helps readers recognize that old age has its own inherent meaning and that the wisest thing we can do when it creeps up on us is to explore this meaning and adopt a general plan of action to profit from it.
He shares how old age affords more time for quiet communion with our Lord, for contemplation, and for reaching out to others to help provide for their spiritual needs. You will come away from this book with a deep appreciation for all that old age has to offer you.
