Mags Gargan
National Holy Wells Day The faithful are being encouraged to celebrate ‘National Holy Wells Day’ as an opportunity to pray for global access to clean water rights.
National Holy Wells Day is an initiative of Loving Sister Earth and Columba Community, Derry and will be celebrated on Sunday, June 18.
Appealing to Ireland’s long and rich tradition of praying at Holy Wells, of which there are some 3,000 around the countryside, the present appeal aims to create a national network of appreciation and care for water.
Great gift
“Clean water is a great gift,” the organisers said in a statement. “By drinking polluted water millions of people are becoming sick; without water living things are withering and dying; droughts are creating barren deserts.”
The Columba Community of Prayer and Reconciliation will also be holding a novena starting on their patron’s saints day, June 9 and continuing until June 18.
See www.lovingsisterearth.com for more information.
