National Holy Wells Day 17 June 2018
There are around 3,000 Holy Wells in Ireland. Since early Christian times these have been seen as places of prayer and healing
National Holy Wells Day Ritual 2018
National Holy Wells Day
invites you
To become aware of how precious water is
Visit a local Holy Well and pray for the protection of water
Plan with others how you can protect the water in your area
Download National Holy Wells Day Poster 2018
RESOURCES FOR WATER CONSERVATION ACTION
Urban Areas:
Clean coast: Posters which can be downloaded and short videos. Although this might focus on marine litter , blockages in sewers can also lead to spills which can affect groundwater and surface waters.
Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2018-2021
http://thinkbeforeyouflush.org/what-to-flush/
http://cleancoasts.org/our-initiatives/beat-the-microbead/
http://cleancoasts.org/marine-litter/#sources
Rural areas:
Please see above booklets developed for householders. Septic tanks have been identified as pressure on Water quality in rural areas.
https://www.epa.ie/water/wastewater/
There is also a number of practical everyday steps people can take to conserve water on the Irish Water website. Another useful resource
By joining hands across the world we can spread our love out to heal our Common Home, for as the song has it, ‘Love changes everything!’
We invite you then to join in the world-wide prayer for Universal Harmony.
Take a moment each day to contemplate some aspect of creation.
Give thanks for it, pray for awareness of how you can live in harmony with it. Ask that all of humanity may share in its blessings.
Through this ongoing contemplation you come more and more to love God’s gift of creation and you play your unique part in its healing.
To show your solidarity with Loving Sister Earth click to read…
How you might pray at your holy site
Resources for Planning Your Own Ritual
Irish Dioceses, their Patron Saints and Holy Places
