Sister Water

Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; 

she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.

St. Francis, Canticle of Creation

Today is World Water Day. 

In much of the world, people do not have access to clean water. There are also places where people have to walk miles to get water, often from a polluted source. 

Polluted water leads to severe health problems, especially among children.

In the parish of Dulce Nombre de María in Honduras, about half the communities do not have water projects. Some get their water from a source by means of rubber hoses. Only two communities have potable water that you can drink from the tap.

This year I hope to begin to work with the people in the communities to see what we can do to provide water.

Then they can really praise the Lord for Sister Water.

Public water spigot in Assisi