Catholics of Anh Son join hands to protect the environment

Imbued with the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI: “Humanity needs to have a right relationship with the environment. This Earth is a precious gift from the Creator and we must act as stewards of His creation.”.

With over 9,000 people living in 4 parishes and 18 chapels, with a sense of responsibility, Anh Son Catholics not only create green, clean and beautiful landscapes in the parishes, chapels and in each family, but also contribute their efforts and work together with the Party committees, authorities, departments, branches and organizations to join hands in protecting the environment in the whole district.

Dong Lam parishioners participate in cleaning up the village roads. Photo: Le Van Tri

Notable in this movement are Father Ho Sy Huyen and the parishioners of Dong Lam (Hung Son). With the sense of responsibility of a good shepherd, the priest launched the movement, together with the people collecting garbage, clearing sewers on inter-commune and inter-village roads, with a total length of over 4.3km.

In addition, priest Ho Sy Huyen also encouraged Dong Lam parishioners to take the lead in responding to the change in crop and livestock structure, bringing high economic efficiency.

Coming to Quan Lang Parish (Tuong Son), this place is famous for carpentry, construction, vermicelli and rice cake making. The ethics of the profession have created a position for the local products in the hearts of consumers.

With a sense of responsibility, the church reminds us: “We have inherited from previous generations and we have benefited from the work of our contemporaries. Therefore, we have a duty towards all people and cannot refuse to care for those who will live after us. We are one human family. This is a responsibility that present generations have towards future generations.”

Coming to Lang Dien parish, Yen Linh - a famous vegetable growing area with varieties of cabbage, gourd, and pumpkin, the products of the people not only bring a sense of security to consumers but also contain the souls of religious people, people work with heart and trust: "For Christians, professional ethics, preserving, protecting and caring for the natural environment is not only a social responsibility but also a requirement of faith, a noble duty because we are collaborating with God in the work of creation".

They are the ones who contribute to awakening the "green" in the consciousness of each person, living more responsibly towards the environment in the face of the current global climate change. The movement of joining hands to protect the environment of the Anh Son Catholics is like a message: "A lifestyle of abstinence, fasting, responsibility to the community, to oneself in the spirit of religion is not only beneficial to human health but also directly contributes to protecting the environment" that the people want to send to everyone, raising responsibility so that our lives, our planet become increasingly greener, cleaner, and more beautiful./.